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It depends on what your definition of a chemical is. It is a molecule, and you can react it with other chemicals to form different products, so I would say it is a chemical. You can also synthesize proteins in labs, so that also would point to it being a chemical.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 7y agoProteins are biopolymers with a wide range of molecular weights, structural complexity, and functional properties. Natural proteins are a high molecular weight polypeptide of L-amino acids that is sinthesized by living cells.
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∙ 9y agoProteins are organic molecules which are made up of amino acids. They are rich in carbon, hydrogen and oxygen and minimally sulfur. Proteins has a major role in body building and acting as catalyst that regulate the cellular pathways.
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∙ 9y agoyes hormonal proteins such as insulin or glucagon are chemical messengers. They bind to the cell receptor and activate the downstream pathway to trigger gene expression. In the case of Insulin it actually lowers the blood sugar when it boomed up.
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∙ 12y agoIt would be more accurate to say that proteins are a class of chemicals.
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∙ 12y agoProteins are chemicals. Your question makes no sense.
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∙ 9y agoNot all the proteins posses catalytic role. Only enzymes are able to speed by the biochemical catalysis. Proteasees, lipases, APOBEC3G, Phosphatases, are some enzymes.
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∙ 14y agoammino acids
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all kinds of chemicals
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A disorder caused by the body's exaggerated response to foreign chemicals and proteins is a?
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Proteins
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Examples: proteins, fats, carbohydrates.
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Examples: proteins, fats, carbohydrates.
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