The purpose of protein synthesis is simply to create a polypeptide -- a protein made out of a chain of amino acids. In a hair follicle cell, a protein called keratin is made. Lots of it.

This film creatively illustrates the process of protein synthesis through dance, symbolizing the assembly of amino acids into proteins. It explains how genes encode instructions for amino acid ...

Mean protein synthesis rates at the end of the study dialysis sessions were significantly higher when patients received the mixture of glucose and amino acids than when they received only glucose ...