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Biomolecules — Chemistry STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceChemistryBiomolecules2 Marks
Question
Define the term : Protein OR What are proteins?
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Answer

Chemically proteins are polyamides which are high molecular weight polymers of the monomer units i.e. $\alpha$-amino acids. OR It can also be defined as Proteins are the biopolymers of a large number of a-amino acids and they are naturally occurring polymeric nitrogenous organic compounds containing $16 \%$ nitrogen and peptide linkages (-CO-NH-).

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