10 Questions
What did the Swedish chemist Jacob Berzelius coin as 'protein'?
Natural products containing nitrogen
What did early physiological chemists believe about proteins?
Proteins were incorporated whole into animal tissues
What percentage of the total cell's mass do proteins account for?
15%
What are proteins made up of?
Unbranched polymers of amino acids
What did the process of digestion reveal about ingested proteins?
They were broken down into smaller compounds
What did the Swedish chemist Jacob Berzelius coin as 'protein'?
A class of compound derived from the Greek word “proteios”
What was the misconception about proteins held by early physiological chemists?
Proteins were incorporated whole into animal tissues
What percentage of the total cell's mass do proteins account for?
15%
What are proteins made up of?
Unbranched polymers of amino acids connected by peptide bonds
What did the process of digestion reveal about ingested proteins?
They were broken down into smaller compounds
Test your knowledge of proteins with this quiz! Learn about the essential role of proteins in nutrition, their discovery by scientists in the 19th century, and their importance for the survival of animals. Explore the origins of the term "protein" and its significance in the study of biochemistry.
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