BRAINCAKEElastin
Elastic fibres contains the fibrous protein elastin.
Elastic fibres are found in the walls of blood vessels, in the walls of the alveoli in the lungs.
Elastic fibres are flexible and can stretch and recoil to accommodate larger volumes of blood or air without breaking.
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Key terms in this lesson
- quaternary structure
- The structure formed when two or more polypeptide chains, or a polypeptide and a prosthetic group, combine to form a functional protein.
- fibrous protein
- An insoluble, structural protein made of long, parallel polypeptide chains, such as collagen or keratin.
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