JEE Main Chemistry question

[UP SEE 2006] Proteins are

(A)Polypeptides with low molecular weights
(B)Polypeptides with high molecular weightsCorrect
(C)Polymers of amides
(D)Polymers of secondary amines

Answer: (B)

Solution

Proteins are defined as polypeptides of sufficiently high molecular weight (typically well above 10,000), formed from many amino acid residues linked by peptide bonds; short, low-molecular-weight chains are instead called

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