The film shows that life requires protein as a structure to maintain it and as a catalyst for the system of chemical reactions necessary for life. Shows the molecular structure of protein and its function. Presents protein as a polymer of amino acids and shows that amino acid side chains determine the structural configuration and chemical or enzymatic activity of protein.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
008812
Language
English
Subject categories
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Biology - Study and teaching
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Proteins
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biological chemistry
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Study and teaching
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Chemistry
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Proteins
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Proteins - Synthesis
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)