HUMAN NUTRITION

NUTRITION

ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The basic structural units of proteins are:
A
Lipids
B
Amino Acids
C
Monosaccharides
D
Disaccharides
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The building blocks of proteins are amino acids, which are small organic molecules that consist of an alpha (central) carbon atom linked to an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydrogen atom, and a variable component called a side chain (see below).

Detailed explanation-2: -True. Proteins are composed of amino acids. The amino acids that comprise proteins are connected via peptide linkages. They are composed of a linear chain folded into a globular structure.

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