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MOTIF STRUCTURAL [1 record]

Record 1 2003-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Chemistry
CONT

... amino acids, an important family of biomolecules ... serve primarily as building blocks of proteins.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Chimie
CONT

[...] les aminoacides, une famille importante de biomolécules, [...] servent essentiellement d'éléments constitutifs des protéines.

CONT

[une macromolécule est une] molécule, dans laquelle existe généralement un ou plusieurs motifs structurals constitués par des groupements d'atomes répétés un très grand nombre de fois.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
  • Química
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