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A protein is a
polymer
of
amino acid monomers.
They can’t
come back
to their
first structure
when they
change
by a
chemical reaction.
Proteins account for more than
50%
of the
dry weight
of most
cells
, and they are
instrumental
in
almost everything cells do.
Proteins
are the most
structurally sophisticated molecules
in your body.
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