Biology A-Level
amino acids
What amino acids means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Examples of monomers which join by peptide bonds to make dipeptides and polypeptides.
The monomers from which proteins are made.
Topics that use amino acids
- General properties of proteins (AQA A-Level)
- Monomers and polymers (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- active sites and binding sites
- alternate monomers rotated 180 degrees
- carboxyl and amine groups
- common ancestry
- condensation
- condensation arithmetic
- condensation reaction
- denaturation
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