Biology Science Notebook
Biology Science Notebook
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ISBN: 9780078961014
Author: GLENCOE
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Essential nutrients
These are the organic compounds present in the food that provide nourishment essential for the development and growth of our body. Nutrients not only provide us with the required energy to carry out various biological processes but are also the building …
Vitamins
The vitamins are organic molecules required in low concentration for the proper functioning of the body. They cannot be generated in the organism and are taken into the body through the diet. The lack of proper vitamins results in diverse deficiency diso…
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Chapter 35.2, Problem 3MI
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The definition of term ‘amino acid’.

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An amino acid is an organic molecule which are the building blocks of the proteins. Chemically, it is made up of a carboxylic acid, amine group, hydrogen and a R-group (variable group) attached to a central carbon, which is known as the alpha (a) - carbon.

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Ch. 35.1 - Prob. 1RVCh. 35.1 - Prob. 1NVCh. 35.1 - Prob. 2MICh. 35.1 - Prob. 3MICh. 35.1 - Prob. 4MICh. 35.1 - Prob. 5MICh. 35.1 - Prob. 6MICh. 35.2 - Prob. 1RVCh. 35.2 - Prob. 1NVCh. 35.2 - Prob. 3MI
Ch. 35.2 - Prob. 4MICh. 35.2 - Prob. 5MICh. 35.3 - Prob. 1RVCh. 35.3 - Prob. 1NVCh. 35.3 - Prob. 2MICh. 35.3 - Prob. 3MICh. 35.3 - Prob. 4MICh. 35.3 - Prob. 5MICh. 35.3 - Prob. 6MI

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