General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry
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ISBN: 9780073511245
Author: Janice Gorzynski Smith Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 21, Problem 21.91P
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The difference in the structure of the hair and fingernails which is responsible for the difference in the hardness needs to be explained.
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a-Keratin is the substance that makes up the skin, hair and fingernails of mammals. There are a few basic structural differences in the a-Keratin present at different places which causes the differences in the strength of these structures formed by them.
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Ch. 21.2 - In addition to the amino and carboxyl groups, what...Ch. 21.2 - Draw both enantiomers of each amino acid in...Ch. 21.2 - Prob. 21.3PCh. 21.3 - Draw the structure of the amino acid valine at...Ch. 21.3 - Identify the amino acid shown with all uncharged...Ch. 21.4 - Identify the N-terminal and C-terminal amino acid...Ch. 21.4 - Prob. 21.7PCh. 21.4 - Prob. 21.8PCh. 21.4 - Prob. 21.9PCh. 21.4 - Prob. 21.10P
Ch. 21.4 - Prob. 21.11PCh. 21.5 - Prob. 21.12PCh. 21.6 - Prob. 21.13PCh. 21.6 - Prob. 21.14PCh. 21.6 - Prob. 21.15PCh. 21.7 - Why is hemoglobin more water soluble than ...Ch. 21.8 - Prob. 21.17PCh. 21.8 - Prob. 21.18PCh. 21.9 - Prob. 21.19PCh. 21.9 - Prob. 21.20PCh. 21.9 - Prob. 21.21PCh. 21.9 - Prob. 21.22PCh. 21.10 - Prob. 21.23PCh. 21.10 - Prob. 21.24PCh. 21.10 - Prob. 21.25PCh. 21.10 - Prob. 21.26PCh. 21.10 - Prob. 21.27PCh. 21.10 - Prob. 21.28PCh. 21.10 - Prob. 21.29PCh. 21.11 - Prob. 21.30PCh. 21 - The amino acid alanine is a solid at room...Ch. 21 - Why is phenylalanine water soluble but...Ch. 21 - Draw the structure of a naturally occurring amino...Ch. 21 - Draw the structure of a naturally occurring amino...Ch. 21 - For each amino acid: [1] draw the L enantiomer in...Ch. 21 - For each amino acid: [1] draw the L enantiomer in...Ch. 21 - Draw both enantiomers of each amino acid and label...Ch. 21 - Which of the following Fischer projections...Ch. 21 - For each amino acid: [1] give the name; [2] give...Ch. 21 - For each amino acid: [1] give the name; [2] give...Ch. 21 - (a) Identify the amino acid shown with all...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.42PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.43PCh. 21 - Draw the structure of the neutral, positively...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.45PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.46PCh. 21 - (a) Draw the structure of the two possible...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.48PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.49PCh. 21 - For each tripeptide: [1] draw the structure of the...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.51PCh. 21 - For each tripeptide: [1] identify the amino acids...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.53PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.54PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.55PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.56PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.57PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.58PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.59PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.60PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.61PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.62PCh. 21 - What type of intermolecular forces exist between...Ch. 21 - What type of interaction occur at each of the...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.65PCh. 21 - Draw the structures of the amino acids tyrosine...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.67PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.68PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.69PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.70PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.71PCh. 21 - Hydrogen bonding stabilizes both the secondary and...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.73PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.74PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.75PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.76PCh. 21 - What class of enzyme catalyzes each of the...Ch. 21 - What class of enzyme catalyzes each of the...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.79PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.80PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.81PCh. 21 - What kind of reaction is catalyzed by each of the...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.83PCh. 21 - How will each of the following changes affect the...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.85PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.86PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.87PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.88PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.89PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.90PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.91PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.92PCh. 21 - Why must vegetarian diets be carefully balanced?Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.94PCh. 21 - Sometimes an incision is cauterized (burned) to...Ch. 21 - Why is insulin administered by injection instead...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.97PCh. 21 - The silk produced by a silkworm is a protein with...Ch. 21 - Explain the difference in the mechanism of action...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.100PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.101CPCh. 21 - Suggest a reason for the following observation....
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