What are the functions of proteins? Give examples.
| November 29, 2020 | education
1. Building (give strength) – keratin, collagen
2. Catalytic – all enzymes (lysozyme, pepsin, trypsin and others) are proteins
3. Regulatory – almost all hormones (insulin, glucagon, thyroxine, somatotropin and others) are proteins
4. Protective – keratin (it has several functions), antibodies, fibrin, thrombin, prothrombin, fibrinogen and others
5. Transport – myoglobin, albumin
6. Structural in cells – proteins are part of cell membranes
7. Motor (participate in muscle contraction) – actin, myosin
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