How Amino Acid Basic Building Block Of Protein?!
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Building block of proteins and enzymes. Dietary proteins need to be broken into their amino acid components before they can be used by the body. Note that there are 20 amino acids found in proteins. Many nutritional lists describe only 18 occluding glutamine and asparagine. Their values are included in those reported for the acidic forms glutamate and aspartate.
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Picture a string of beads- the beads are different sizes and shapes.
Now, "proteins" are basically like a string of beads that could be a very long string or a short string. AND instead of beads, there are amino acids- with different shapes and sizes.
But these strings don't lie flat. Depending upon the amino acids and other factors, the protein strings bend and fold in certain ways. So the string may become more like a ball or other strange shapes; this affects the way the protein works and interacts with other protein or chemicals.
Hope that mental picture helps answer your question.
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