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Are amino acid a polymer

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An amylose is the soluble form of starch which is a linear polymer of glucose.

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Amino acids are monomers which join together with peptide bonds to form a polymer themselves (a protein). Polymers containing repeating functional units, which is not true of an amino acid (NH2CH(R)COOH) but is true when these join up.

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Yes, amylose is a (bio)polymer. It is a linear polysaccharide with alpha-D-glucose as the repeating unit.

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No, an amino acid is a monomer. A polymer made of amino acids is called a polypeptide or a protein.

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No , It's A Polysaccharides

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It is not a straight chain.

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hydrophilic

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