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Amino acids are linked into chains by a process called translation. This happens when a ribosome attaches to the "start" end of messenger RNA (mRNA) and moves along it. The chain is called a polypeptide. The protein is the molecule that has a role in the organism. It consists of one or more polypeptide chains, each of which has to be coiled and folded into the correct shape. In eukaryotic cells, translation begins in the cytoplasm. The process is completed either * in the cytoplasm, or * in the lumen (cavity) of the rough endoplasmic reticulum. Which of these happens depends on the amino acid sequence of the first part of the chain to be synthesized. Polypeptide chains are also synthesized inside mitochondriaand chloroplasts. These organelles have their own DNA, mRNA, and ribosomes. In prokaryotic cells, polypeptides are synthesized in the cytoplasm.
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What is the base unit of a protein?
Amino acids make up proteins.
These are the basic building blocks of proteins?
Amino acids
What is organic compounds composed of amino acids called?
Amino acids contain both the amino (-NH2) and carboxyl (-COOH) groups. Proteins are formed by amino acids.
Proteins are made from long chains of?
Amino acids by (mostly linear) peptidic bonding
Are amini acids large or small?
They are actually called amino acids. Anyway amino acids are small molecules that are linked chemically to other amino acids to form proteins.
What monomers make up protiens?
amino acid
Do amino acid molecules make up proteins?
They make polypeptides chains. A chain made of over 100 amino acids is often called a protein
What makes up proteins what are the subunits called?
Proteins are composed of amino acids. These amino acids are joined together by peptide bonds where the -COOH group and the -NH2 group of two consecutive amino acids bond with the loss of a water molecule. The sequence of the amino acids make up the primary structure of the protein.
Is protein an amino acid?
No, they are the building blocks of protiens, or they make the proteins.
Are carbohydrates made of amino acids?
No, amino acids make up proteins.
Amino acids make up?
Amino acids make up proteins, by forming chains.
What are the monomers of protieins-?
The monomers of proteins are amino acides. Amino acids make up proteins by combining into many different combinations. There are 20 amino acids that make up proteins.
What monomer makes up enzyme?
amino acids make proteins and an enzyme is a protein so......
What happens if your cells have plenty of amino acids?
If your cells do not have enough amino acids, the amino acids from the proteins you eat are shipped to your cells so that your cells can make the proteins they need. If your cells have plenty of amino acids, the amino acids from the proteins you eat are converted into carbohydrates or fats.
What smaller molecules must be bonded together to make proteins?
amino acids are needed to form proteins.
Humans are able to manufacture all of the amino acids necessary to make proteins?
No - there are 8 essential amino-acids - ones that must be eaten/drunk.
Which acids make protein?
Amino acids make up proteins.
