Living Agent Inventory: Biomolecules

Last modified: Thu 5/22/97 1745 PDT



Canon
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Object Classes Biomolecule; NucleicAcidMolecule; NucleotideMonomer; ProteinMolecule; AminoAcidMonomer
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A biomolecule is a dependent biostructure which consists of a single molecule. The study of biomolecules as Physical Agents is the subject matter of biochemistry, part of chemistry. The study of biomolecules in their role as dependent biostructures is the subject matter of molecular biology, part of biology.


A nucleic acid molecule is a biomolecule which is a sequence of nucleotide monomers.


A protein molecule is a biomolecule which is a sequence of amino acid monomers.


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