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    • #2526
      jiro
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      What are the functions of proteins? I was asked to describe five functions.

    • #32780
      Navin
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      Your question is not that clear.
      I’m assuming that you mean functions of protein on human body.

      For building of protoplasm.
      For growth and repair.
      Constituent of cell membrane.
      A source of energy.
      During deamination, glucose is formed.

    • #32856
      lara
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      would like to add
      1.chemoreception
      2.immune response(remember antibodies)
      3.catalysis(enzymes)
      4.as lubricants(mucus)

    • #32870
      victor
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      And also, for building osmotic pressure in the plasma fluid inside the blood vessel to balance hydrostatic pressure and insterestiil pressure caused by the plasma itself…

    • #33575
      lara
      Participant

      forgot hormones-the messengers.

    • #33594
      MrMistery
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      mucus is a protein? Isn’t it a mixture of proteins, water, sugars and electrolites or something similar?

    • #33620
      jayson
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      Hi this is my first post.

      can you please expand on “During deamination, glucose is formed.”

      i know when protein is broken down, demainated, it could be used as a source of energy, but how would it convert to glucose ?

    • #33636
      victor
      Participant

      Through the form of two molecules of PGAL (Phospoglyceraldehyde), products from protein deamination.

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