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Which compounds are referred to as “the building blocks of proteins”? lipids fatty acids amino acids carbohydrates?

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Amino Acids.

Step-by-step explanation:

The basic building block of a protein is called an amino acid. There are 20 amino acids in the proteins you eat and in the proteins within your body, and they link together to form large protein molecules

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Amino acids are considered as the building blocks of proteins.

Proteins in the body consist of 20 different amino acids, some of which can be synthesized by the body itself.
Each unique protein is formed by the combination of these proteins in several ratios and sequences.

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