Describe the essential roles of proteins in plants and animals

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The roles are as enzymes that catalyze biological reactions and digestion; structural as a component of muscles and tendons; defense as a component of antibodies that provide immunity against disease; transport as a component of hemoglobin, a transporter of oxygen in the bloodstream; hormones that regulate metabolic activity in the body; and storage of amino acids in seeds.

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