Protein

A protein is a molecule made up of a sequence of amino acids. It is generally assumed that each protein is encoded by a single gene.
Different proteins have different numbers of amino acids, but an average figure is about 100 - 300 amino acids.
Many of the important molecules in an organism are proteins:
• enzymes
• anti-bodies
• hormones
• structural constituents
• transport molecules
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