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PROTEIN – the body building macronutrient

Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues. Proteins perform a vast array of functions within organisms, including catalysing metabolic reactions, DNA replication, responding to stimuli, providing structure to cells and organisms, and transporting molecules from one location to another. Proteins differ from one another primarily in their sequence of amino acids, which is dictated by the nucleotide sequence of their genes, and which usually results in protein folding into a specific 3D structure that determines its activity.”*

 

Protein is the macronutrient that our bodies use to build our cells. Protein is the building block of all of our cells and is vital for our physical development and general well-being.

 

*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein

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