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Introduction to Glyphosate Mode of Action and Bioassay Calculations

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Amino Acids<br />

• An amino acid is any molecule<br />

containing amino <strong>and</strong> carboxylic<br />

acid functional groups.<br />

• AAs are the basic structural<br />

building units <strong>of</strong> proteins.<br />

• AA form short polymer chains<br />

called peptides or polypeptides,<br />

which in turn form proteins.<br />

• The coding sequences <strong>of</strong> genes<br />

determines the AA sequences <strong>of</strong><br />

almost all naturally occuring<br />

proteins though transcription<br />

<strong>and</strong> translation.<br />

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