PROTEINS

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also known as peptides or amino acids

amino acids are organic monomer subunits of

proteins that possess both carboxyl and amino

groups

Polar Nonpolar

Charged (acidic/basic)

amino acids

amino acids are linked by peptide bonds to form

polypeptides

Primary Secondary

Tertiary Quaternary

levels of protein structure

α helix

methionine

alanine

leucine

glutamate

lysine

β sheet

tryptophan

tyrosine

phenylalanine

isoleucine

valine

threonine