naturally occurring polymers

• amino acids have an amino group and a carboxyl group
• proteins are polymers of amino acids
• a basic amino group symbols are NH2
• polypeptides and proteins contain different amino acids in their polymer chains. the order of the amino acids is what gives proteins their properties and shapes
• DNA molecules are made from nucleotide polymers
• what is the structure of DNA?

  -is made of 2 polymer chains of monomers called nucleotides which each contain a base

  -the bases pair up with each other and form cross links keeping the two strands of nucleotides together and giving the double helix structure