The structural units of proteins are called

Amino acids

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Peptides

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Proteases

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Peptones

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Solution

The correct option is A Amino acids
A typical protein may contain 500 or more amino acids, joined together by peptide bonds. Each protein has its own specific number and sequence of amino acids. The basic structural unit of protein is the amino acid. To form proteins, amino acids are combined into long chains. There are 20 different amino acids in all.
Hence A is the correct option.

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