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A monomer is a small molecule that can easily bind to others. Amino acids are monomers, because they bond together to form proteins, which are polymers. Another example of a monomer is glucose, but it can bind to form polymers like cellulose.
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∙ 14y agoAmino acid is the building block for proteins, NOT nucleic acid. Having said that, amino acid is the building block for ALL proteins.
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∙ 9y agoAmino acids link together to form proteins.
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∙ 13y agoAmino acids are used to make proteins.
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∙ 12y agoNucleic acid, such as DNA or RNA.
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∙ 14y agoproteins
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Did Nucleic acids are the small organic molecules containing an amine group and a carboxyl group these are the monomers used to form proteins?
Amino acids are the monomers of proteins.
What is the role of amino acids in building proteins?
Proteins (chain of at least 100 amino acids) and Polypeptids (below that)
How many different amino acids may be used to build proteins?
Twenty (20)
What is the connection between amino acids and protiens?
A codon is a sequence of three nucleotides which is used as the template for translation into amino acids. Three codons will be read to produce one amino acid.
What is the splitting of proteins into amino acids which are then used to make new proteins?
Yes, they can be broken into amino acids. For example, when we eat food as humans our gastrointestinal system will break the proteins in our food into peptides then into amino acids.
Are enzymes monomers used to build protein?
No, enzymes are organic catalysts (they speed up chemical reactions). Enzymes are generally proteins (some are RNAs), typically decorated with sugars.
What are the monomers in proteins?
amino acid
How many monomers of proteins exist?
20
Did Nucleic acids are the small organic molecules containing an amine group and a carboxyl group these are the monomers used to form proteins?
Amino acids are the monomers of proteins.
What is the role of amino acids in building proteins?
Proteins (chain of at least 100 amino acids) and Polypeptids (below that)
WHat molecule is the monomer used to build protein?
amino acids
Do amino acids build oxygen?
no; amino acids build protein and oxygen is not a protein. oxygen is not built, but rather inhaled from the environment and then used in cellular respiration
How many kind of monomers of proteins are there?
There are 20 amino acids used to make proteins by all living things. There are a few additional amino acids that some archaebacteria use to make proteins that are not used by other living things. There are many more synthetic amino acids that can be made, but while synthetic proteins can be made with them no living thing uses these additional amino acids.
How many different amino acids may be used to build proteins?
Twenty (20)
Amino acids used to assemble your protein in order?
Proteins are made of Amino Acid "polymers" where each amino acid is like a link in a (polymer) chain. When you eat proteins your digestion system breaks them down into amino acids. The amino acids (flexible building blocks) are then absorbed into your body, and they are used to build (assemble) your proteins.
Do plants store carbohydrates in the form of amino acids?
No, keep your proteins and carbohydrates separate. Amino acids are the monomers of protein molecules. Proteins are not used for energy, though due to their wide variety of functions, proteins are involved in the energy utilization process. Plants form glucose, carbohydrate monomers or monosaccharides through photosynthesis. They then bind together those glucose monomers into a polymer as starch or cellulose.
What is the difference between amino acid and amino acid residue?
There really isn't any difference and the terms are used essentially interchangeably, though saying "residue" implies that it's part of a larger structure (and hence is missing a few atoms compared to a complete amino acid molecule).
