Location: 42°14'5.27"N 71°37'25.05"W
Source: Manufactured by: Perrigo Allegan, MI
Function: Lactase is an enzyme that breaks down lactose, a sugar found in dairy products.
Albumen - Ovalbumin (egg white) - Storage
Source: Gallus gallus domesticus
Location: 42°14'5.59"N 71°37'22.16"W
Function: Ovalbumin, a protein found in egg white, stores energy and nutrients.
Spider Silk - Structural
Source: Unknown species of spider, but since the web appears to be a tangle web instead of an orb web, the spider is most like of the family theridiidae.
Location: 42°21'44.15"N, 71°43'37.11"W
Function: From http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/spider/page3.htm "Spider silk is a natural polypeptide, polymeric protein and is in the scleroprotein group which also encompasses collagen (in ligaments) and keratin (nails and hair). These are all proteins which provide structure."
Hemoglobin - Transport
Source: Sus scrofa domesticus
Location: 42°14'5.59"N 71°37'22.16"W
Function: Hemoglobin is a transport protein found in many organisms, including humans, that transports oxygen. O2 binds to the iron in the hemoglobin.
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