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What are 4 differences between globular and fibrous proteins?

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Globular - ball shaped, souble because hyrophobic go into the middle e.g enzymes haemoglobin hormones
Fibrous - long rope like strands, insoluble, e.g kerratin (hair,nails,claws) collagen (connective tissue)
Ikd if this is enough but its what we was told....
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Globular:
shape - round
soluble in water - yes (generally)
role - enzymes, transport
structure - irregular amino acid sequence
stability - more sensitive to temperature or pH changes

Fibrous
shape - long and narrow
soluble in water - no (generally)
role - structure (connective tissue), movement (muscles)
structure - repetitive amino acid sequence
stability - less sensitive to temperature or pH changes
(edited 8 years ago)

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