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Amino acids are composed of three parts:

1) an amino group (NH2)

2) a linking carbon atom with side chain (C-R)

3) a carboxyl group (COOH)

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What structure in DNA is an amino acid?

There is none. DNA is a nucleic acid composed of nucleotides. There are no amino acids in DNA.


Where exactly does an amino acid link to a tRNA molecule?

All tRNAs have an amino acid (or acceptor) stem - which is the 3' end and is composed of CCA. The amino acid stem is where the link between the tRNA and the amino acid occurs.


How many amino acids does the strand of dna gccttatgc have?

That strand should have 3 amino acids, because one amino acid is composed of three nucleotide bases.


Is melanin a protein?

I screwed up-- the first person had it right. Here's their answer: "A protein is composed of several amino acids chained together - so no melanin is not a protein. Melanin is formed from the amino acid Tyrosine and is NOT a chain of amino acids thus it is not a protein nor is it a amino acid."


What protein composed of?

Proteins are composed of polypeptides which are in turn composed of amino acids which are organic molecules and are composed of: Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen Nitrogen And a variable group (Can be a carbon, hydrogen, or sometimes a sulfur) All amino acids share a common structure, where an amino group is bonded to a carbon atom (designated the alpha carbon) which is in turn bonded to carboxylate (carboxyllic acid), a hydrogen and the variable group often denoted as the R group (except glycine which has a H for an R group). Amino acids combine through a dehydration mechanism which removes a hydroxyl group from the carboxyllic acid of one amino acid and the proton from another amino acid's amino group: the resultant bond is referred to as a peptide bond and is very stable and rigid (planar) due to delocalisation of the double bond of the carbonyl over to the N atom

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What are protein composed of?

amino acid chains


What structure in DNA is an amino acid?

There is none. DNA is a nucleic acid composed of nucleotides. There are no amino acids in DNA.


Protein molecules are composed of long chains of .?

amino acids


Where exactly does an amino acid link to a tRNA molecule?

All tRNAs have an amino acid (or acceptor) stem - which is the 3' end and is composed of CCA. The amino acid stem is where the link between the tRNA and the amino acid occurs.


What molecule is broken down into amino acids?

The protein molecule is composed of amino acid subunits.


What is the relation of amino acid to sickle cell hemoglobin?

Hemoglobin is a protein, which is composed of linked amino acids.


How is depeptides formed?

a peptide composed of two amino-acid residues.


Is DNA an amino acid that encodes protein sequences?

No, DNA is not an amino acid. DNA is a nucleic acid composed of two chains of nucleotides. The sequence of nucleotides encodes for amino acids (almost every triplet of nucleotides encodes for some amino acid). The amino acids in turn build proteins. Please see the related link for more information.


Which polymers are composed of amino acids?

Peptides are constructed from amino acids. Proteins are constructed from peptide subunits.


What are the parts of an amino acid molecule?

Amino Acids are composed of three primary parts. Every amino acid has an amine and a carboxylic acid, but each amino acid has a side-chain specific to that acid.


Is saccharin composed of one bitter and one flavorless amino acid?

yes


How is depeptide bond form?

a peptide composed of two amino-acid residues.