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Amino Acids and Peptides
Proteins are the main constituents of organisms, and about 20 amino acids build polypeptide chains
with peptide bonding. Molecular weights of proteins range from 4000 (protamine etc.) to some ten
millions (virus proteins etc.). Proteins which are made up of amino acids only are called simple
proteins, and those made up of other than
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