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| are polymers with molecular weight above 5000, that are assembled from relatively simple precursors. |
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| long polymers of amino acids, constitute the largest fractioni of a cell. some proteins have catalytic activity and funtion as enzymes. Others serve as structural elements, signal receptors, or trasporters that carry specific substances into or out of cell. |
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| The sum of all the proteins functioning in a given cell |
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| Polymers of nucleotides. They store and transmit genetic information, and some RNA molecules have strutural and catalytic roles in supramolecular complexes. |
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| polymers of simple sugars. Have three major functions: energy rich fuel storage, rigid structural components of cell wall, and extracellular recognition elements tha bind to proteins on other cells. |
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| water insoluble hydrocarbon derivative, serve as structural components of membranes, energy rich storage, pigments, and intracellular signals. |
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| Informational Macromolecules |
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| often referred as this for their characteristic information rich subunit sequences, proteins and nucleic acids |
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