1. Draw the partially expanded structures of the amino acids serine and alanine. See Table 1 in the background information for the identities of each R-. 2. Write a reaction for the formation of a peptide bond between serine and alanine. React the carboxyl group of serine with the amino group of alanine. Don't forget that there are two products of the reaction!

1. Draw the partially expanded structures of the amino acids serine and alanine. See Table 1 in the background information for the identities of each R-. 2. Write a reaction for the formation of a peptide bond between serine and alanine. React the carboxyl group of serine with the amino group of alanine. Don't forget that there are two products of the reaction!

Chemistry: Principles and Reactions

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Chapter23: Organic Polymers, Natural And Synthetic

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Problem 25QAP: (a) How many tripeptides can be made from glycine, alanine, and leucine, using each amino acid only...

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