Proteins are organic substances that consists of elements ?
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulphur, and phosphorus
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______________are the monomers of the protein.
Amino acids
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____________ is formed when two amino acids linked together by peptide bond through condensation process.
Dipeptides
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____________ is formed when many amino acids chained together through condensation process.
Polypeptides
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_____________ is composed of one or more polymers knowns as polypeptides.
Protein
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Amino acids are linked together through the __________ process.
condensation
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Each dipeptide can be broken down into an amino acid through _________.
Hydrolysis
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There are about ____ types of amino acids present naturally.
20
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Proteins are used to ________________.
Build new cells/ Repair damaged tissues / Synthesis of enzymes, hormones, antibodies and haemoglobin
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Write the word equation for the formation of dipeptides.
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Write the word equation for the breakdown of dipepties.
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Explain the formation of dipeptides.
Dipeptides are composed of two amino acid molecules which are linked together by a peptide bond through the condensation process. In this process, one water m
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Explain the breakdown of dipeptides.
Each dipeptide can be broken down into an amino acid through hydrolysis, with addition of water
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Various types of polypeptide molecules can be formed from the 20 types of amino acids. This is because each type of protein differs in terms of the ____________________ in its polypeptide chain.
amino acid sequence
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Protein also form building block such as _____ in the skin/hair..
keratin
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Proteins also form building blocks such as __________ in muscle tissues.