BPK 110 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Protein Structure, Quinoa, Hydrolysis

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1. a food is considered a complete protein if it contains all 9 essential amino acids. Animal products are considered complete proteins, while plant products are typically incomplete proteins. Essential amino acids missing from incomplete proteins are called limiting amino acids. As mentioned animal products contain all 9 essential amino acids; rice and beans are examples of incomplete proteins. The first level of protein structure arises from adjacent amino acids bonding to each other. This occurs through a hydrolysis reaction and leads to the formation of a peptide bond. The amino acid order in the polypeptide chain and the chain length determine how the protein folds to form its secondary, tertiary and potentially quaternary structure. The secondary structure of a protein is evidenced by the presence of alpha-helices and beta-pleated sheets. These folds occur when non-adjacent amino acids form hydrogen bonds with each other. Tertiary structure is formed after secondary structure and arises from interactions between amino acid side chains.

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