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amino acids contain a basic amine group (NH2) and an acidic carboxylic acid group (CO2H)

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Q: A chain of amino acids used to make a protein?
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What substance make up protein chain?

Amino acids


Is protein an amino acid?

No, they are the building blocks of protiens, or they make the proteins.


Do amino acid molecules make up proteins?

They make polypeptides chains. A chain made of over 100 amino acids is often called a protein


Amino acids link together in a protein with what bonds?

Amino acids are joined together through peptide bonds in the formation of protein. A long chain of multiple amino acids make up proteins, which are large molecules.


Chains of amino acid?

A chain of amino acids make up a protein and is also called a polypeptide chain.


Is polypeptide chain a carbohydrate protein or lipid?

A polypeptide chain is a chain of amino acids, which make up proteins


What two factors determine the shape or a protein?

Protein shape is determined by the type and sequence of the amino acids that make it up. The bonds between the amino acids caused the protein chain to bend in specific ways.


What monomer makes up protein?

Amino acid monomers make up a polypeptide chain which folds into it's particular shape, based on amino acid sequences, to make a protein


Whats the difference between an amino acid molecule and a protein molecule?

Amino acids make up proteins. Protein molecules are made of a long chain of three amino acids each linked to its neighbor through a covalent bond. Amino acids are compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group.


What monomer makes up enzyme?

amino acids make proteins and an enzyme is a protein so......


What repeating units make up a protein fatty acids peptide acids amino acids carboxylic acids?

They are the amino acids. They are the monomers


How many amino acids are in DNA and Proteins?

DNA contains no amino acids, it contains nucleic acids. Proteins can contain from 2 amino acids to tens of thousands.