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What is the monomer of protein.


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A monomer of protein:

  1. The monomer is defined as a simple molecule, it forms a covalent linkage with other monomer molecules to form the macromolecule.
  2. Proteins are composed of monomers called amino acids.
  3. It is organic compounds that contain amino (−NH+3) and carboxylate (−CO−2) functional groups, along with a side chain (R group) specific to each amino acid.


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