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Are proteins made up of aminoacids?

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Are proteins made up of aminoacids?

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  1. yup.


  2. Yes.The main constituent in protein synthesisi is amino acid

  3. Yes, a number of amino acids are linked to form a protein molecule.

    Larger the size of protein greater is the number of amino acids involved .

    1 ) ==Details ==== For proteins ====

    Proteins are large organic compounds made of amino acids arranged in a linear chain and joined together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of adjacent amino acid residues.

    The sequence of amino acids in a protein is defined by a gene and encoded in the genetic code.

    Although this genetic code specifies 20 "standard" amino acids plus selenocysteine and - in certain archaea - pyrrolysine, the residues in a protein are sometimes chemically altered in post-translational modification: either before the protein can function in the cell, or as part of control mechanisms.

    Proteins can also work together to achieve a particular function, and they often associate to form stable complexes

    Examples for the above para are 1) A chlorophyll molecule and 2 ) Haemoglobin in RBC of blood = Both are basically protein molecules .

    2 ) == Details for Amino acids =====

    Amino acids are the basic structural building units of proteins.

    They form short polymer chains called peptides or longer chains called either polypeptides or proteins.

    The process of such formation from an mRNA template is known as translation, which is part of protein biosynthesis.

    Twenty amino acids are encoded by the standard genetic code and are called proteinogenic or standard amino acids.

    Other amino acids contained in proteins are usually formed by post-translational modification, which is modification after translation in protein synthesis.

  4. All proteins are made from connecting amino acids. There are about 26 amino acids, with about 8 that are essential to humans and must be consumed everyday. Proteins contain hundreds of amino acids.

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