IB Biology B1.2 Definitions

This page contains our IB Biology definitions for B1.2. By learning each one of these definitions, you will fully cover the content for IB Biology 'Proteins'.
amino acid

The building block of proteins

denature

The impairing of a protein's function by irreversibly changing its structure

polypeptide

A chain of many amino acids bound together by peptide bonds

proteome

The collection of proteins a cell produces

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