Amino Acid: Structure and Functions (Biochemistry Short Notes)
Learning Objectives- Amino Acids: Structure and Functions: What are Amino Acids? List of Amino Acids, Three Letter Code and Single Letter Code of Amino Acids, […]
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Structure, Examples and Functions of Proteoglycans, Glycoproteins and Glycolipids (Glycoconjugates)
What are Glycoconjugates? Polysaccharides and oligosaccharides act also as information carrier molecules. Informational carbohydrate is covalently joined to a protein or lipid to form glycoconjugates. […]
Glycosaminoglycans: Structure, Examples and Functions (Biochemistry Lecture Notes)
What are Glycosaminoglycans? GAGS Glycosaminoglycans are the hetero-polysaccharides of Extra Cellular Matrix (ECM) of Cells. ECM is filled with a gel-like material and it is […]
Monosaccharide Derivatives with Examples (Biochemistry Lecture Notes)
What are Sugar Derivatives? Organisms contain a variety of sugar derivatives. Sugar derivatives are modified monosaccharides. In sugar derivatives, the monosaccharide molecules that have been […]
Polysaccharides: Structure, Classification and Examples (Biochemistry Lecture Notes)
What are Polysaccharides? Carbohydrates with more than 20 monosaccharide units are called polysaccharides. Majority of carbohydrates in nature occurs as polysaccharides. Usually polysaccharides have hundreds […]
Difference between Collagen and Keratin – Comparison Table
Collagen vs Keratin Collagen and Keratin are the main structural proteins. They are two main families of fibrous proteins and are abundantly present in the […]
Chemical Bonds Involved in Protein Structure and Conformation
Bonds involved in Protein Structure Proteins are the polymers of amino acids. Amino acids are joined together by a special type of covalent bond (peptide […]
Classification of Proteins Based on Structure and Function
Classification of proteins: Proteins are important macromolecules of the cells, formed by the polymerization of amino acids according to the sequence of genetic code in […]
Physical and Chemical Properties of Water and its Biological Significance
Physical and Chemical Properties of Water: Water is the most abundant substance in the living system. Water makes up about 70% or more of the […]