A | B |
hemoglobin | transports oxygen in the blood |
lysozyme | hydrolyzes bacterial cell walls |
collagen | serves as scaffolding for support of tissues and organs, most abundant protein |
pepsin | hydrolyzes dietary protein in the stomach |
trypsin | hydrolyzes dietary protein in the small intestine |
casein | found in milk, supplies amino acids to newborns |
insulin | acts as a signal for the fed state |
glucagon | acts as a signal for the starved state |
myoglobin | stores oxygen in muscle cells |
cytochrome c | involved in the mitochondrial electron transport chain |
ferritin | stores iron in the spleen |
rhodopsin | transmits visual signals |
fibrin | forms the insoluble network of blood clots |
amylase | hydrolyzes starch in the mouth |
thrombin | catalyzes the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin |
antibody | binds to a foreign antigen |
protein kinase C | catalyzes the phosphorylation of several cellular proteins |
aldolase | an enzyme involved in the glycolysis pathway |
aconitase | an enzyme involved in the citric acid cycle |
reverse transcriptase | catalyzes the synthesis of DNA from an RNA template |