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Definition of proteron:

°(nutrition) One of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods (ie: meat) and some vegetables, such as legumes. see carbohydrate and fat for the other two major classes.
°A large, complex molecule composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which each chain is held together by peptide bonds.

Definition of proteron:

°(nutrition) One of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods (ie: meat) and some vegetables, such as legumes. see carbohydrate and fat for the other two major classes.
°A large, complex molecule composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which each chain is held together by peptide bonds.

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