Combined Science GCSE
Amino acids
What Amino acids means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The monomers of proteins, which join by condensation in a sequence determined by DNA, forming polypeptides that fold into functional proteins.
Nitrogen-containing building blocks made using the nitrogen supplied by nitrate ions, which are joined to form proteins.
Formed from glucose and nitrate ions, these are the monomers that are joined together to synthesise proteins.
Small, soluble molecules that can be absorbed across the wall of the small intestine.
The monomers that join together to form proteins.
Topics that use Amino acids
- Metabolism (AQA GCSE)
- The human digestive system (AQA GCSE)
- Uses of glucose from photosynthesis (AQA GCSE)
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