NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
BIOCHEMISTRY
Question
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Polysaccharide
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Polypeptide
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Polymerose
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Polyprotein
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Detailed explanation-1: -Amino acids form a polypeptide, another word for protein when bound by a sequence of peptide bonds .
Detailed explanation-2: -Polypeptides which have a molecular mass of 10, 000 Da or more are called proteins. Chains of fewer than twenty amino acids are called oligopeptides, and include dipeptides, tripeptides, and tetrapeptides.
Detailed explanation-3: -A peptide is two or more amino acids joined together by peptide bonds, and a polypeptide is a chain of many amino acids. A protein contains one or more polypeptides. Therefore, proteins are long chains of amino acids held together by peptide bonds.
Detailed explanation-4: -Synonyms: proteid, amino acid, nitrogenous matter, cheese, egg, meat, milk.
Detailed explanation-5: -Many proteins are made up of a single polypeptide chain and have only three levels of structure (the ones we’ve just discussed). However, some proteins are made up of multiple polypeptide chains, also known as subunits. When these subunits come together, they give the protein its quaternary structure.