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Lactase is a protein. Like many proteins that function as enzymes (e.g. polymerase, amylase, kinase, peroxidase), its name ends in -ase. | Lactase is a protein. Like many proteins that function as enzymes (e.g. polymerase, amylase, kinase, peroxidase), its name ends in -ase. | ||
Proteins are macromolecules assembled from amino acid building blocks. The amino acids are linked through condensation reactions, forming a | Proteins are macromolecules assembled from amino acid building blocks. The amino acids are linked through condensation reactions, forming a linear chain (the <scene name='10/1056674/Primary/1'>primary structure</scene>). | ||
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