User:Tommie Hata/Protein Structure Tutorial

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Lysozyme, PDB ID 2lyz

Proteins are polymers of amino acids. Yada yada yada...

The "backbone" of the protein is made up of carbons and nitrogens. The amino acid sidechain extends out of the backbone. , the backbone is colored in CPK coloring and the sidechains are colored green. The linear sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide is referred to as its "primary structure".