AMINO ACIDS AND

PROTEIN
 PROTEIN
A protein is a naturally occurring, unbranched polymer in
which the monomer units are amino acids.
CHARACTERISTICS OF PROTEIN
Contains elements of C, H, O, N, S and P together with
traces of Fe, Cu, I, Mn and Zn.
Molecular weight = 5,000-3,000,000
fundamental constituent of cytoplasm
Serves as control molecules (enzymes) inside
organisms
Serve as structural components for growth,
maintenance and repair
 AMINO ACID

An amino acid is an organic compound that contains

both an amino (! NH2) group and a carboxyl (! COOH)
group. The amino acids found in proteins are always
a-amino acids.
CLASSIFICATION OF AMINO ACID
BY POLARITY
ESSENTIAL AND NON ESSENTIAL
AMINO ACIDS
CLASSIFICATION OF PROTEINS
BASED ON COMPOSITION
TYPES OF CONJUGATED
PROTEINS
PROTEIN STRUCTURES
CLASSIFICATION OF PROTEIN
BASED ON SHAPES
CLASSIFICATION OF PROTEINS
BASED ON FUNCTION
 PROTEIN DENATURATION
THE PARTIAL OR COMPLETE
DISORGANIZATION OF A PROTEIN’S CHARAC-
TERISTIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE AS A
RESULT OF DISRUPTION OF ITS SECONDARY,
TERTIARY, AND QUATERNARY STRUCTURAL
INTERACTIONS.
 SELECTED PHYSICAL AND
CHEMICAL DENATURING AGENTS
PROTEIN METABOLISM
UREA CYCLE
FEASTING/ OVEREATING
FASTING/ NO FOOD
INGESTION
STARVATION