Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Protein synthesis

Protein synthesis — practice question

(a)[2]

Fig. 2.1 shows an incomplete structural diagram of an $\alpha$-glucose molecule. Complete Fig. 2.1 so that it shows the structure of an $\alpha$-glucose molecule.

(b(i))[2]

State the kinds of covalent bond marked C and D in Fig. 2.2. C D

(b(ii))[1]

Many glycoproteins in the cell surface membrane take part in cell signalling. State the role in cell signalling of glycoproteins in cell surface membranes.

(c)[4]

Compared with other protein molecules that contain a similar number of amino acids, $\beta$-casein molecules have: • a much less ordered secondary structure • relatively little tertiary structure Using the four named amino acids, proline, leucine, serine and cysteine, suggest possible explanations for these two observations. less organised secondary structure relatively little tertiary structure

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