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Human Proteins

Human Proteins and Their Biological Functions

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hemoglobintransports oxygen in the blood
lysozymehydrolyzes bacterial cell walls
collagenserves as scaffolding for support of tissues and organs, most abundant protein
pepsinhydrolyzes dietary protein in the stomach
trypsinhydrolyzes dietary protein in the small intestine
caseinfound in milk, supplies amino acids to newborns
insulinacts as a signal for the fed state
glucagonacts as a signal for the starved state
myoglobinstores oxygen in muscle cells
cytochrome cinvolved in the mitochondrial electron transport chain
ferritinstores iron in the spleen
rhodopsintransmits visual signals
fibrinforms the insoluble network of blood clots
amylasehydrolyzes starch in the mouth
thrombincatalyzes the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin
antibodybinds to a foreign antigen
protein kinase Ccatalyzes the phosphorylation of several cellular proteins
aldolasean enzyme involved in the glycolysis pathway
aconitasean enzyme involved in the citric acid cycle
reverse transcriptasecatalyzes the synthesis of DNA from an RNA template

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