GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

CHEMISTRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The monomer of a protein is called ____
A
an amino acid
B
a monosaccharide
C
a fatty acid
D
a nucleotide
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Amino acids are the monomers that make up proteins. Specifically, a protein is made up of one or more linear chains of amino acids, each of which is called a polypeptide.

Detailed explanation-2: -Amino acids are the monomers that make up proteins. Each amino acid has the same fundamental structure, which consists of a central carbon atom, also known as the alpha () carbon, bonded to an amino group (NH2), a carboxyl group (COOH), and to a hydrogen atom.

Detailed explanation-3: -For example, proteins are composed of monomers called amino acids.

Detailed explanation-4: -Every amino acid also has another atom or group of atoms bonded to the central atom known as the R group (Figure 1). The name “amino acid” is derived from the fact that they contain both amino group and carboxyl-acid-group in their basic structure. As mentioned, there are 20 amino acids present in proteins.

Detailed explanation-5: -Explanation: Amino acids are the building blocks (or monomers) of a polypeptide chain. The polypeptide chain then gets folded up into a 3D for that is called a protein. Amino acids bond together through an amide condensation reaction to form an Amide bond. This is called a peptide bond in biology.

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