mallory gannon biotechnology chapter 5

The structure of a protein (alpha helix and beta sheets) that results from hydrogen bonding

• Secondary structure

• Primary structure

• Quaternary structure

• Tertiary structure

A protein which has had sugar groups added to it

• Glycosylated

• CD4 cells

• Glycoprotein

• Epitope

A set of three nucleotides on a strand of mRNA that codes for a particular amino acid in a protein chain

The generation of new proteins from amino acid subunits in the cell it includes transcription and translation

A type of ribonucleic acid (RNA) that shuttles amino acid into the the ribosome for protein synthesis

The ph at which an enzyme achieves activity

An atom or molecule that an enzyme requires to function

Short for enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay a technique that measures the amount of protein or antibody in a solution

A type of antibody that is directed against a single epitope

The foreign proteins or molecules that are the target of binding by antiboides