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Question
a protein is made up of a chain of ______.
simple sugars
lipids
amino acids
nucleotides
fatty acids
Brief Explanations
Proteins are macromolecules. The basic building blocks of proteins are amino acids. Amino acids are linked together by peptide bonds to form a polypeptide chain, and one or more polypeptide chains fold into a specific three - dimensional structure to form a functional protein.
- Simple sugars are the building blocks of carbohydrates.
- Lipids are a diverse group of molecules that include fats, phospholipids, and steroids.
- Nucleotides are the building blocks of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA).
- Fatty acids are components of lipids (such as triglycerides, where three fatty acids are attached to a glycerol molecule).
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