NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
BIOCHEMISTRY
Question
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A ____ is a polymer consisting of a chain of amino acids
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Disaccharide
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Protein
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Monosaccharide
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Glycerol
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Proteins are polypeptide chains made up of amino acids connected through peptide bonds.
Detailed explanation-2: -As we noted for nucleic acids, a polymer is a chain of subunits, amino acid monomers linked together by peptide bonds. Under the conditions that exist inside the cell, this is a thermodynamically unfavorable dehydration reaction, and so must be coupled to a thermodynamically favorable reaction.
Detailed explanation-3: -Chains of about 50 amino acids or more are usually called proteins or polypeptides.
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