Antibodies and enzymes, muscle fibers and hemoglobin molecules are

ALL proteins made of amino acids.


[Loudon, G. Marc. organic chemistry, Menlo Park, CA:Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co. p. 1988]

 

EXPLORE this picture of lysozyme, a digestive enzyme.

Let's look more closely at the "inside" each of these amino acids.


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