Amino acids & Proteins

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  1. 2. Hair and nail protein
  2. 5. Motor protein responsible for muscle contraction along with actin
  3. 9. Copper-containing protein involved in iron metabolism
  4. 10. Sulfur-containing amino acid
  5. 12. Metal-binding protein involved in detoxification
  6. 13. Amino acid in urea cycle
  7. 17. Acidic amino acid
  8. 18. Protein that links cytoskeleton of muscle cells to the extracellular matrix
  9. 19. Calcium-binding protein controlling muscle contraction
  10. 26. Lipoprotein found in egg yolk
  11. 27. Amino acid forming thyroid hormones
  12. 28. The most abundant protein in the human body, providing tensile strength to connective tissues
  13. 29. Oxygen-binding protein in muscle cells
  14. 30. Important amino acid for muscle growth
  15. 33. Milk protein rich in phosphate groups
  16. 35. Branched-chain amino acid
  17. 36. Iron transport protein in blood plasma
  18. 38. Aromatic amino acid
  19. 40. Largest lipoprotein transporting dietary lipids from intestine
  20. 42. Amino acid with hydroxyl group
  21. 43. Egg yolk phosphoprotein
  22. 45. Amino acid important for hemoglobin
  23. 46. Silk proteins produced by silkworms
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  1. 1. Iron storage protein in cells
  2. 3. Amino acid forming serotonin
  3. 4. Main protein in egg white
  4. 6. Intermediate filament protein found in mesenchymal cells
  5. 7. Iron-sulfur protein involved in electron transport
  6. 8. Protein involved in basement membrane structure and cell adhesion
  7. 11. Amino acid used in glucose metabolism
  8. 14. Another branched-chain amino acid
  9. 15. Amide of glutamic acid and neurotransmitter precursor
  10. 16. Highly phosphorylated protein in egg yolk
  11. 18. Muscle-specific intermediate filament protein
  12. 20. Proteins that forms microtubules in cells
  13. 21. Essential amino acid with OH group
  14. 22. Simplest amino acid
  15. 23. Essential sulfur amino acid
  16. 24. Enzyme that breaks down hydrogen peroxide
  17. 25. Bone matrix protein involved in mineralization
  18. 31. Protein responsible for elasticity in skin and blood vessels
  19. 32. Transmembrane receptor protein involved in cell adhesion
  20. 34. Cyclic amino acid
  21. 37. Amide of aspartic acid
  22. 39. Protein found in epidermal cells aiding keratinization
  23. 41. Copper-containing oxygen transport protein in some invertebrates
  24. 44. Largest protein contributing to muscle elasticity