义务教育15-1.pptVIP

Chapter 15 Proteins are large biomolecules that occur in every living organism. They are of many types and have many biological functions. The keratin of skin and fingernails, the insulin that regulates glucose metabolism in the body and the DNA polymerase that catalyzes the synthesis of DNA in cells are all proteins. For classification purposes, chains with fewer than 50 amino acids are usuallv called peptides, while the term protein is used for longer chains. Amino acid zwitterions are internal salts and therefore have many of the physical properties associated with salts. They are soluble