I have had a great deal of previous learning experience dealing with both enzymes and hormones and proteins which function as enzymes. Now that we are involved in discussing this topic, I have found the lecture material to be a reminder of the importance of the many different functions that a protein can have in the body. Our discussion on subunits and the folding of a protein structure is both a connection with past knowledge I have as well as one of what I find to be the most interesting aspects of our biochemistry class so far. I can recall having been introduced to this material but the identification of which amino acids are part of which structures, as well as the action of enzymes on protein structure to either catalyze a reaction or alter it in some way, are new aspects of protein identification to me. I truly do find protein structure and synthesis to be an interesting topic to cover and one that is relative to our everyday lives on many levels!
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