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How do you use keratin in a sentence?
Hair and some other fibers contain keratin.
What is the purpose of the ingredient keratin in shampoo?
The purpose of the ingredient Keratin, in shampoos, is to strengthen hair. Keratin is a protein found within the human body. Other sources of Keratin include the nails.
What makes the rhino unique and different?
There is no other animal even similar to it. I believe it is the only animal with 'horns' that are actually made of 'keratin' as opposed to horn or bone.
How are hair and nails similar in structure?
Both are made from a structural protein called Keratin.
What are nails made up of?
Fingernails and toenails are made of the same thing as hair, keratin. Fingernails are found on human beings and various primates. Similar to fingernails in other animals are horse hooves and rhinoceros horns.
What do the four biomolecules have in common?
Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and Nucleic acids have a major similar element, which contain a Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxyge.
Composition for exoskeleton for a grasshoper?
Chitin, a protein similar to keratin which is what that fingernail you have lodged in your nostril is made of.
What is the difference between lipids and other biomolecules?
The difference between lipids and other biomolecules is in their chemical properties. Lipids include different types of molecules like fats, steroids, oils, and waxes. but lipids do not form big polymers like other biomolecules do. Examples of other biomolecules are protein and nucleic acid.
What is keratin made out of?
yes your hair is made of keratin unlike your nails and other body parts
Which protein forms the hair and nails?
Your hair is made up of a long string of the protein keratin, which is the same protein that is the building blocks for fingernails, feathers, and even claws in many other species. --------------- Our skin is made up of keratin as well.
Is keratin a phospholipid?
No, keratin is protein No, keratin is protein
What makes your hair grow?
The keratin made by the hair follicle cells makes long fibers. The cells, growing just under the scalp, eventually die, leaving the keratin behind. This keratin, combined with the keratin left by many other cells, emerge from your scalp as hair.
