Three Stories of Proteins

You can explore several types of molecular machines doing important work to keep your body going day and night:


1. "Breathing" Proteins - molecules especially designed for moving oxygen around the body
2. Enzymes - chemical machines capable of arranging & rearranging molecules.
3. Antibodies - part of your body's way of recognizing intruders.

Enter any story and begin your Structure-Function investigation!

 

Enzymes-

Arranging and changing molecules.



 

Hemoglobin

Carrying Oxygen around the body.


 

 Antibodies

Matching the shape of the intruder


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