a) Canavanine is an amino acid that is produced by some legume plants. It is not used in proteins but serves as a nitrogen storage molecule in seeds, and is being investigated as a possible anti-cancer and anti-viral drug. Canavanine's amino and carboxyl groups are the same as those in any other amino acid (pKa for the amino group is 8.0 and pKa for the carboxyl group is 3.1), and its side group has a single ionizable group with a pKa of 7.0. Describe or explain what that statement (the previous sentence) tells you about the protonation state of each of the 3 ionizable groups on this amino acid if it is dissolved in pure distilled water at pH 7.0.
Neutral Amino Acids
Amino acids which do not have any charge on them are neutral amino acids.
Globular Protein
The globular proteins refer to the shape of protein specifically spherical in nature apart from spherical form fibrous, disordered and membrane-bound proteins exist. These globular proteins are miscible in water and form a colloidal solution rather than other types which might not exhibit solubility. Many classes of the fold are found in globular proteins, which render them a sphere shape. Globular fold containing proteins usually are referred to by the term globin.
Dimer
Dimers are basic organic compounds, which are derivates of oligomers. It is formed by the combination of two monomers which could potentially be strong or weak and in most cases covalent or intermolecular in nature. Identical monomers are called homodimer, the non-identical dimers are called heterodimer. The method by which dimers are formed is known as “dimerization”.
Dipeptide
A dipeptide is considered a mixture of two distinct amino acids. Since the amino acids are distinct, based on their composition, two dipeptide's isomers can be produced. Various dipeptides are biologically essential and are therefore crucial to industry.
4a) Canavanine is an amino acid that is produced by some legume plants. It is not used in
proteins but serves as a nitrogen storage molecule in seeds, and is being investigated as a
possible anti-cancer and anti-viral drug. Canavanine's amino and carboxyl groups are the same as
those in any other amino acid (pKa for the amino group is 8.0 and pKa for the carboxyl group is
3.1), and its side group has a single ionizable group with a
pKa of 7.0. Describe or explain what that statement (the previous sentence) tells you about the
protonation state of each of the 3 ionizable groups on this amino acid if it is dissolved in pure
distilled water at pH 7.0.
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