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When small building blocks like [[sugar]]s, [[amino acid|amino acids]], or other molecules that can form [[chemical bond]]s between them actually bind to each other to form larger molecules then we call that polymerization. The building blocks are called [[monomer]]s, and a bunch of monomers bound to each other is called a polymer. So a series of [[amino acid|amino acids]] bound head-to-tail is a polymer. Obviously it is also called a [[protein]]. So, [[protein]] relates to polymer as spinach to vegetable... | When small building blocks like [[sugar]]s, [[amino acid|amino acids]], or other molecules that can form [[chemical bond]]s between them actually bind to each other to form larger molecules then we call that polymerization. The building blocks are called [[monomer]]s, and a bunch of monomers bound to each other is called a polymer. So a series of [[amino acid|amino acids]] bound head-to-tail is a polymer. Obviously it is also called a [[protein]]. So, [[protein]] relates to polymer as spinach to vegetable... |
Latest revision as of 18:34, 7 May 2012
Molecules bound to each other
When small building blocks like sugars, amino acids, or other molecules that can form chemical bonds between them actually bind to each other to form larger molecules then we call that polymerization. The building blocks are called monomers, and a bunch of monomers bound to each other is called a polymer. So a series of amino acids bound head-to-tail is a polymer. Obviously it is also called a protein. So, protein relates to polymer as spinach to vegetable...