Difference between macromolecules and supramolecule

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Dear all,
Is there anyone know what's difference between macromolecules and supramolecules?


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Macromolecules are covalently bonded monomers, like starch being made of multiple glucose subunits. Supramolecules are large structures that aren't necessarily covalently bonded together. Numerous proteins are composed of non-covalently bonded individual polypeptide chains. Hemoglobin, for example, is made of 4 globin proteins that are connected by hydrogen bonds and other non-covalent interactions.