1. What are the effects of a) amino acid composition and sequence and b) intramolecular and intermolecular forces of attraction to protein folding? 2. What molecular property of amino acids can be used to justity the concept that the "molecular part of the protein can exhibit the same property as the molecular 'whole' (protein molecule?). Provide a comprehensive discussion using one molecular property. 3. Discuss two metabolic disorders which are caused by protein misfolding. Explain the metabolic consequence of the disorder.

1. What are the effects of a) amino acid composition and sequence and b) intramolecular and intermolecular forces of attraction to protein folding? 2. What molecular property of amino acids can be used to justity the concept that the "molecular part of the protein can exhibit the same property as the molecular 'whole' (protein molecule?). Provide a comprehensive discussion using one molecular property. 3. Discuss two metabolic disorders which are caused by protein misfolding. Explain the metabolic consequence of the disorder.

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter3: Biological Molecules: The Carbon Compounds Of Life

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