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Sergeu [11.5K]
3 years ago
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What roles do proteins play in organisms?

Biology
1 answer:
NikAS [45]3 years ago
3 0
They play huge role in organisms, every living organism needs proteins.
- enzymatic role ( they build enzymes which lower an activation energy in reactions and increase reaction speed)
- hormonal role (they build hormons)
- structural role (for example keratin)
- transport role ( for example hemoglobin)
- energetic role ( for example aleurone grains in plant cells or they are used to gain energy in human organism when it's out of lipids and carbohydrates)
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