Following the Synthesis of Their Polypeptide Chain, Many Proteins Require

question 99

Essay

Following the synthesis of their polypeptide chain, many proteins require further posttranslational modifications before they attain their full biological activity or function. List and describe briefly at least four possible types of modification that can occur.

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Definitions:

Timbre

The quality of a sound apart from its pitch or loudness; timbre enables us to distinguish a clarinet from an oboe, or one person’s voice from another.

Sound Quality

The measure of how pleasing or accurate an audio output is from any given source.

Pitch

The quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.

Signal Received

In communication and signal processing, this refers to the successful reception of a transmitted message or signal by an intended receiver.