This video introduces proteins as biological polymers, explaining that their monomer units are amino acids. It details the general structure of an amino acid, including the alpha carbon, hydrogen, amino group, carboxyl group, and the variable R group. The video also discusses the characteristics of amino acids, such as their polar, non-polar, charged, essential, or non-essential nature, which are determined by their R groups. Finally, it explains the formation of proteins through a condensation reaction that creates peptide bonds, resulting in dipeptides and potentially longer polypeptides.
This video introduces proteins as biological polymers, explaining that their monomer units are amino acids. It details the general structure of an amino acid, including the alpha carbon, hydrogen, amino group, carboxyl group, and the variable R group. The video also discusses the characteristics of amino acids, such as their polar, non-polar, charged, essential, or non-essential nature, which are determined by their R groups. Finally, it explains the formation of proteins through a condensation reaction that creates peptide bonds, resulting in dipeptides and potentially longer polypeptides.
This video introduces proteins as biological polymers, explaining that their monomer units are amino acids. It details the general structure of an amino acid, including the alpha carbon, hydrogen, amino group, carboxyl group, and the variable R group. The video also discusses the characteristics of amino acids, such as their polar, non-polar, charged, essential, or non-essential nature, which are determined by their R groups. Finally, it explains the formation of proteins through a condensation reaction that creates peptide bonds, resulting in dipeptides and potentially longer polypeptides.
