CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION
BIO MOLECULES
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Question
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Which of the following is considered as the building blocks of protein?
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amino acids
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nucleic acids
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nucleotides
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polypeptides
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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: -Proteins are the building blocks of the body that constitute various amino acids.
Detailed explanation-3: -Amino acids are the smallest and basic structural units of proteins. Amino acids of same or different types combine together to form a polypeptide chain and many polypeptide chains, in turn, join to form a complex structure called protein.
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