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The 63 pages that link to Protein, each with the reason it gives.

• DNACompared with: Proteins carry out many cellular functions, while DNA stores hereditary sequences.

• EnzymeNarrower topic: Most enzymes are proteins whose folded structures create catalytic sites.

• RNACompared with: Proteins provide most cellular catalysis, whereas RNA can also catalyze reactions.

• Molecular biologyBroader topic: Proteins perform much of the catalytic, structural, and regulatory work studied here.

• VenomRelated: Enzymes and other protein toxins make up many complex venoms.

• CarbohydrateCompared with: Proteins are another major biomolecule class, built from amino acids rather than sugars.

• Nucleic acidCompared with: Proteins are gene products whose amino acid sequences differ chemically from nucleotide sequences.

• LatexRelated: Proteins in natural latex can stabilize particles and trigger allergic reactions.

• Transfer RNANarrower topic: Transfer RNA supplies the amino acids from which proteins are assembled.

• CaseinNarrower topic: Caseins are a specialized family within this broader class of molecules.

• BiochemistryRelated: Their structures and activities are among biochemistry’s main objects of study.

• Essential amino acidRelated: Dietary amino acids supply the components used to build proteins.

• BioinformaticsRelated: Protein sequences and structures are analyzed alongside genetic data.

• OrganelleRelated: Proteins make up much of organelle structure and carry out many of its tasks.

• Digestive enzymeRelated: Proteases digest dietary proteins by cleaving their peptide bonds.

• LipidCompared with: Proteins are built from amino acids, unlike the structurally diverse lipid group.

• MoleculeBroader topic: Proteins are large molecules whose structures enable diverse cellular functions.

• Central dogma of molecular biologyBroader topic: Proteins are the endpoint of the dogma’s directional sequence-transfer routes.

• ProteomicsNarrower topic: Proteomics measures the molecules that define its subject.

• RNA world hypothesisCompared with: Their dominance in modern catalysis poses the question of how RNA-based chemistry gave way to proteins.

• TempehRelated: Soybeans make tempeh a substantial source of dietary protein.

• Molecular evolutionRelated: Protein sequences preserve changes that can be compared across species.

• Intrinsically disordered proteinNarrower topic: Intrinsically disordered proteins are a class of proteins defined by their structural behavior.

• Sequence alignmentRelated: Protein sequences are aligned to detect conserved residues and evolutionary relationships.

• CoagulationNarrower topic: Coagulation changes how protein molecules are arranged and associated.

• GlycoproteinNarrower topic: The protein supplies the backbone to which carbohydrate chains are attached.

• LysineNarrower topic: Lysine’s main cellular role is as a residue in protein chains.

• Peptide hormoneNarrower topic: Larger peptide hormones and their precursors can be protein-sized.

• Protein crystallographyNarrower topic: Protein crystallography seeks the three-dimensional arrangements of these molecules.

• ProteolysisNarrower topic: Proteins are the substrates whose chains proteolysis cleaves.

• PeptideCompared with: Proteins are generally longer and structurally more elaborate, but the boundary with peptides is not universal.

• Western blotNarrower topic: Western blots separate and detect proteins rather than genes or metabolites.

• Emil FischerNarrower topic: His later research examined how proteins are built from amino acids.

• Food chemistryNarrower topic: Proteins provide food structure and supply amino groups for browning reactions.

• Alpha helixNarrower topic: Alpha helices are recurring structural elements within proteins.

• PepsinNarrower topic: Dietary proteins are pepsin’s substrates.

• Life (biology)Related: Proteins perform much of the chemical and structural work that maintains living systems.

• ElastinNarrower topic: Elastin's material properties emerge from its sequence and assembled protein structure.

• FoodRelated: Dietary proteins supply amino acids needed to build and repair body proteins.

• BiomoleculeBroader topic: Proteins are a major biomolecule family built from amino acids.

• MelamineCompared with: Melamine can mimic protein in total-nitrogen tests but is not a protein or a nutritional substitute.

• ZwitterionNarrower topic: Zwitterionic amino-acid groups contribute to proteins’ charge and solubility.

• GlutamineNarrower topic: Glutamine can be incorporated into proteins as one of their constituent amino acids.

• Peanut butterNarrower topic: Peanut proteins supply much of the spread’s nutritional value and help determine its texture.

• Pigeon peaRelated: Pigeon pea seeds are valued as a plant-based source of dietary protein.

• ProteomeNarrower topic: Proteins are the molecules whose complete cellular set defines a proteome.

• Theodor SvedbergRelated: Sedimentation analysis helped scientists estimate protein size and distinguish molecular forms.

• Arne TiseliusNarrower topic: Proteins were the complex mixtures Tiselius sought to separate and characterize.

• Carbon-based lifeBroader topic: Proteins use carbon-rich chains to fold into structures with specialized biological functions.

• HomochiralityRelated: L-amino acid homochirality enables the stereochemical regularity of proteins.