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The Ten Steps of Glycolysis
Glycolysis (glycol: “sugar”, lysis: “to split”) is the process by which a six carbon glucose molecule is broken down, or catabolized, into a pair of three carbon pyruvate molecules. Doing so releases energy…
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Protein Classifications
Tertiary Structure: the arrangement of secondary structure (sheets, helices, and loops) within a single polypeptide. Quaternary Structure: arrangement of several polypeptides within a protein complex that performs a specific…
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Amino Acid Structure and Shape
Notes from the edx/harvardX biochemistry class (2015) The amino acid sequence is the protein’s primary structure. The chemical nature of the polypeptide and the constraints creates its…
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The Amino Acids
Notes from the edx/harvardX biochemistry class (2015) A protein is a linear polymer, or polypeptide, of amino acids, each linked by a peptide bond. Proteins are responsible for the…
