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Which of the four types carbohydrates lipids proteins or nucleic acids contain the element nitrogen?
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What element is present in protein that was not present in carbohydrates?
Proteins contain nitrogen, which is not present in carbohydrates.
What element makes protein different from carbohydrates and fat?
Proteins contain a special form of nitrogen that our bodies can readily use.
What element is present in proteins but not carbohydrates.?
Nitrogen.
What element is found in proteins but not in in carbohydrates and lipids?
Nitrogen is found in proteins but not in carbohydrates and lipids
Does carbohydrates contain the element nitrogen?
no
What chemical element is present in proteins and nucleic acids but not sugars and fats?
Phosphorus complexes are present in proteins but is not present in sugars or fats..
What element is found in proteins and nucleic acids but not carbohydrates?
Nitrogen
What necessary element is found in proteins that separates it from carbohydrates?
nitrogen
What 1 element distinguishes proteins from carbohydrates and fats?
Nitrgen. The all have the elements Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen in common, but on top of that, proteins ALSO contain nitrogen.
What element is found in proteins but not in carbohydrates and lipids?
None. They all have carbon and hydrogen in common. Proteins also contain nitrogen, but so do many lipids (for example phosphatidylcholine).
Could you live without nitrogen?
NO!!! Nitrogen is a component element in proteins, and we all need proteins in order to maintain the human organism . Many other foodstuffs , such carbohydrates , do not contain nitrogen.
Role that nitrogen plays as essential to the production of proteins?
Nitrogen is a key element. Proteins contain nitrogen and without nitrogen no protein.
