OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
BIOCHEMISTRY
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Question
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Amino acids are the building blocks of which class of macromolecules?
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proteins
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lipids
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carbohydrates
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nucleotides
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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: -The essential amino acids are histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine. The nonessential amino acids are alanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, and serine.
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