While every level of a protein's structure is important to the function of that protein, which level of structure is most important to the function of enzymes, and why?
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Enzymes and other globular proteins depend upon the three -dimensional shape resulting from the globular folding. Under conditions in which this shape is altered by denaturing agents such as heat, the protein ceases to function, though the primary and secondary structure may be unchanged.
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Two of the four globin chains in the hemoglobin molecule are called alpha chains and the other two are called ________ chains.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Muscle and Landmark Identification Round Robin
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Which of the following symptoms would a patient with a lesion (injury) that destroyed the right side of the spinal cord in the region of the upper back be most likely to experience?
A. loss of both pressure sense and pain in the right foot B. loss of both pressure sense and pain in the left foot C. loss of pressure sense in the right foot and pain in the left foot D. loss of pressure sense in the left foot and pain in the right foot
Which of the following is not a possible circulatory route from the heart?
A) Heart ? arteries ? arterial anastomosis ? capillary bed ? veins ? heart B) Heart ? arteries ? capillary bed ? vein ? capillary bed ? arteries ? heart C) Heart ? arteries ? capillary bed ? veins ? heart D) Heart ? arteries ? arterial anastomosis ? capillary bed ? venous anastomosis ? veins ? heart E) Heart ? arteries ? capillary bed ? vein ? capillary bed ? veins ? heart