Chapter 21, Problem 55AP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Interpret and select the appropriate term from the list provided for the following statement:

‘Polymer consisting of many amino acids’.

Concept Introduction:

Protein is a long chain of polypeptide in which number of amino acids are linked to each other to produce a structure known as protein.

Each amino acid consist of carboxyl end and amino group which are joined through peptide linkage to produce dipeptide, tripeptide and polypeptide according to number of amino acids linked to each other.