BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

PROTEINS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why are proteins among the most diverse molecules?
A
They create nucleic acids.
B
They form muscle in animals.
C
Amino acids can link up in different combinations.
D
Amino acids are made up of more than 20 different proteins
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -They are all, however, polymers of amino acids, arranged in a linear sequence. The functions of proteins are very diverse because there are 20 different chemically distinct amino acids that form long chains, and the amino acids can be in any order. For example, proteins can function as enzymes or hormones.

Detailed explanation-2: -The significance of the unique sequence, or order, of amino acids, known as the protein’s primary structure, is that it dictates the 3-D conformation the folded protein will have. This conformation, in turn, will determine the function of the protein.

Detailed explanation-3: -Proteins show enormous diversity because of different proportions and sequences of twenty amino acid within the protein molecule. A large number of permutations and combinations of this amino acids are responsible for the unlimited variety of proteins.

Detailed explanation-4: -Therefore, proteins are long chains of amino acids held together by peptide bonds. The actual order of the amino acids in the protein is called its primary structure and is determined by DNA. The order of deoxyribonucleotide bases in a gene determines the amino acid sequence of a particular protein.

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