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polypeptide chain
polypeptide chain
i don't think they are, amino acids contain something that sugars don't, and glucose (a simple sugar) is not a protein.
Polysaccharides are essentially many carbon sugar "rings" linked together. They are carbohydrates, and our bodies break them down into monosaccharides (single "rings") to gain energy. To provide energy is their main function. In contrast, a peptide bond is formed between two amino acids via dehydration synthesis. Amino acids are the monomers for proteins within the body, who function in part to catalyze reactions and carry out other directions of DNA. Many peptide bonded amino acids = a polypeptide. The most basic difference would be that polypeptides are proteins, where as polysaccharides are carbohydrates.
fat soluble, naturally occurring molecules
polypeptide chain
polypeptide chain
polypeptide chain
The basic building blocks of proteins are amino acids.
i don't think they are, amino acids contain something that sugars don't, and glucose (a simple sugar) is not a protein.
Polysaccharides are essentially many carbon sugar "rings" linked together. They are carbohydrates, and our bodies break them down into monosaccharides (single "rings") to gain energy. To provide energy is their main function. In contrast, a peptide bond is formed between two amino acids via dehydration synthesis. Amino acids are the monomers for proteins within the body, who function in part to catalyze reactions and carry out other directions of DNA. Many peptide bonded amino acids = a polypeptide. The most basic difference would be that polypeptides are proteins, where as polysaccharides are carbohydrates.
The 2 basic steps of polypeptide synthesis are:Transcription - the synthesis of mRNA from a DNA template. Only one strand of DNA is copied, and a single gene may be transcribed thousands of times.Translation - the process where ribosomes synthesize proteins using the mature mRNA transcript produced during transcription. The ribosome attaches to mRNA, and then moves along the mRNA adding amino acids to the growing polypeptide chain.
A protein may become denatured when exposed to intense heat or radiation. When a protein becomes denatured, its basic structure is damaged enough that it is no longer able to function.
fat soluble, naturally occurring molecules
Amino acids are the basic unit of proteins. Amino acids linked together by a peptide bond forms a chain of amino acids called a polypeptide. When the amino acids from different parts of the chain interact with each other and form hydrogen bonds, the polypeptide chain takes on a unique shape, forming a protein.
A pH that is too acidic or basic for the protein will denature it - the bonds that connect the amino acids to each other for "folding" will break and the tertiary structure is no longer the correct structure for that protein.
a molecule is made up of more then 1 type of atom. also there are 1 or 2 elements that have molecules with only 1 atom. The atom is the basic unit of matter and the molecule is the smallest unit of compounds.