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What are proteins made up of?


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Proteins:

  1. Proteins are large molecules made up of basic units called amino acids.
  2. They contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.
  3. Protein molecules are very large, and complex and are formed by one or more twisted and folded strands of amino acids.

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