Changes in these electrolytes can not only cause painful hand cramping due to muscle spasm but can also be life-threatening in certain situations. Electrolyte imbalances can be caused by several conditions including but not limited to: kidney disease; severe dehydration; prolonged vomiting from bulimia, pregnancy, or other causes; excessive heat
Protein structure is the biomolecular structure of a protein molecule. Proteins are polymers â specifically polypeptides â formed from sequences of monomer amino acids.
A protein is a type of peptide. A single peptide is simply a functional monomer that can be grouped into higher level structure to make either an amino acid or protein. So, we have a monomer peptide, which groups with other peptides to make a polypeptide, which can be considered an amino acid (primary structure of a protein). Then, the amino acid, also known as a polypeptide chain, arranges itself into secondary, tertiary, or quaternary to serve a specific function as a protein. I know, confusing. But, like you said, they are basically all the same thing. Just different arrangements.