Answer to Question #189809 in Chemistry for Joshua

Question

What is the classification of proteins according to biological function, shape, composition and solubility properties

Answer 1

According to the biological function, proteins are classified as follows:

- structural

- enzymes

- transport

- signalling (hormones)

- contracting proteins

Shape:

- fibrous

- globular

- intermediate

Composition:

- simple

- phosphoproteins

- glycoproteins

- lipoproteins

- chromoproteins

- flavoproteins

Sollubility:

- soluble in aqueous solutions

- soluble in diluted salt

- insoluble