Which amino acid has the possibility of forming inter or intra polypeptide chain covalent bonds?

Q: What distinguishes d-amino acids from lamino acids? What biological functions do peptides containing…

A: Amino acids are organic molecules, which act as the building blocks of proteins. Amino acids are…

Q: Which kinds of interactions can be seen in the tertiary structure of proteins?

A: The determination of biological function of a protein lies in its conformation or 3D structure.…

Q: Are polar side chains hydrophobic ?

A: There are more than 300 amino acids found in nature. However, only 20 of them are present in…

Q: Describe the linkage between amino acids that form polypeptide chains

A: The amino acids are the biomolecule that consists of carboxyl (-COOH) and amine (-NH2) functional…

Q: What chemical groups characterize a hydrophobic amino acid? A hydrophilic amino acid?

A: An amino acid is the building block of proteins.

Q: What type of interaction, if any, would you predict between the side groups of the following pairs…

A: Amino acids are structural units of proteins. Amino acids join together through peptide bond to form…

Q: Consider the structure of the amino acid L-alanine. Which functional groups are common to all amino…

A: All amino acids consist of four moieties - one hydrogen atom (H), one carboxyl group (COOH), one…

Q: Describe the amino acid illustrated here (Identify the following amino acid (at pH = 7.0):…

A: Amino acids are the organic molecule composed of amino group (NH2), an acidic carboxylic group…

Q: Use the one letter code to give the sequence of this peptide

A: A polypeptide is a chain structure, which is comprised of several amino acids. All these amino acids…

Q: Are proteins with the same number of each different amino acid that form them necessarily identical…

A: Proteins are made up of a long chain of amino acids that are joined together by peptide bonds. They…

Q: Why is it important to specify the three-dimensional structure of amino acids?

A: Amino acids are the biomolecules that act as a polymer for the synthesis of protein and these are…

Q: Name and draw the structure of two charged amino acids

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Q: What is the percent ionization of these amino acids? 1. Aspartame at pH 5.4 2. Glutamate at pH 11.8…

A: Since we are entitled to answer up to 3 sub-parts, we’ll answer the first 3 as you have not…

Q: What does the sequence of amino acids mean for the hydrophobicity and/or hydrophilicty of the…

A: Proteins are macromolecular compounds composed of amino acids. Twenty distinct amino acids are…

Q: Disulfide bonds help to stabilize the three-dimensional structure of proteins. What amino acids are…

A: Introduction  Proteins are formed by 20 standard amino acids with limited amino acids availability…