Cellular & Molecular Biology, DNA, RNA, and Protein Metabolism
Last Updated: December 2, 2025 Introduction to Translation Translation is the RNA directed synthesis of proteins. This process requires all three classes of RNA. Although the chemistry of peptide bond formation is relatively simple, the processes leading to the...
Amino Acids and Proteins, Biochemistry Topics
Last Updated: October 28, 2025 Primary Structure of Proteins The primary structure of peptides and proteins refers to the linear number and order of the amino acids present. The convention for the designation of the order of amino acids is that the N-terminal end...
Amino Acids and Proteins, Biochemistry Topics
Last Updated: October 27, 2025 Chemical Nature of the Amino Acids All peptides and proteins (polypeptides) are polymers of α-amino acids. The biochemical properties of amino acid are the driving forces for the overall structure of peptides and proteins. There are 20...
