2022 Phase 2 Biomolecules Structure of proteins Easy Question 1 of 2 in Structure of proteins

Primary proteins are also called as polypeptides because:

A They can assume many conformations

B They are linear chains

C They are polymers of peptide monomers

D Successive amino acids are joined by peptide bonds

The answer is D.

Solution

Proteins are linear chains of amino acids in which successive amino acids are joined by peptide bonds, hence they are called polypeptides.

Concept Structure of proteins

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