Protein synthesis
What Protein synthesis means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The building of proteins from amino acids, which is limited when nitrate ions are deficient, so growth is reduced and leaves may become yellow.
The process in which amino acids join together to form proteins, used for enzymes, membrane proteins, and growth.
The process that takes place in ribosomes, where amino acids are joined together to build proteins.
Topics that use Protein synthesis
- Animal and plant cells (AQA GCSE)
- Uses of glucose from photosynthesis (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Cell wall
- Active transport
- Aerobic respiration
- Amino acids
- Cell membrane
- Cell structure and function
- Cellulose
- Chloroplasts
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