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Nucleic acids are polymers of individual nucleotide monomers.

Each nucleotide is composed of three parts:

a 5-carbon sugar,

a phosphate group, and

a nitrogenous base.

Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. There are about 21 essential amino acids in the human body like histidine, leucine, lysine... The general formula for amino acid is R-CH(NH2)-COOH.

Stainless steel contains 18% chromium and 82% steel

Methane is the main component of biogas and natural gas.

CPU speed is measured with the processors speed which is measured in MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second), Flops (Floating-point operations per second) and CPU clock speed (usually measured in gigahertz). 

Many carbohydrates contain one or more modified monosaccharide units that have had one or more groups replaced or removed.

Chitin is one of many naturally occurring polymers. It is one of the most abundant natural materials in the world. Over time it is bio-degradable in the natural environment. Its breakdown may be catalyzed by enzymes called chitinases, secreted by microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi, and produced by some plants.

Chitin is composed of repeating units of N-acetylglucosamine, a nitrogen-containing form of glucose.