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Chapter 27, Problem 33P
Tryptophan is not classified as a basic amino acid even though it has a heterocycle containing a nitrogen atom. Why is the
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Lysine and tryptophan are two amino acids that contain an additional N atom in the R group bonded to the a carbon. While lysine is classified as a basic amino acid because it contains an additional basic N atom, tryptophan is classified as a neutral amino acid. Explain why this difference in classification occurs.
What does the "alpha" indicate in "α-amino acid"?
That the -COOH group is below the plane of the ring.
That the amino group is the first group in the compound.
That the alpha-carbon has a -NH2 attached.
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ORGANIC CHEMISTRY W/ALEKS
Ch. 27.1 - Prob. 1PCh. 27.1 - Problem 29.2
What form exists at the isoelectric...Ch. 27.1 - Problem 29.3
Explain why the of the group of an...Ch. 27.1 - Prob. 4PCh. 27.2 - Problem 29.5
What -halo carbonyl compound is...Ch. 27.2 - Problem 29.6
The enolate derived from diethyl...Ch. 27.2 - Problem 29.7
What amino acid is formed when is...Ch. 27.2 - Problem 29.8
What aldehyde is needed to synthesize...Ch. 27.2 - Problem 29.9
Draw the products of each...Ch. 27.3 - Prob. 10P
Ch. 27.3 - Prob. 11PCh. 27.3 - Prob. 12PCh. 27.4 - Problem 29.13
What alkene is needed to synthesize...Ch. 27.5 - Problem 29.14
Draw the structure of each peptide....Ch. 27.5 - Problem 29.15
Name each peptide using both the...Ch. 27 - Draw the product formed when the following amino...Ch. 27 - With reference to the following peptide: a...Ch. 27 - Prob. 31PCh. 27 - Histidine is classified as a basic amino acid...Ch. 27 - Tryptophan is not classified as a basic amino acid...Ch. 27 - What is the structure of each amino acid at its...Ch. 27 - What is the predominant form of each of the...Ch. 27 - 29.37 What is the predominant form of each of the...Ch. 27 - a. Draw the structure of the tripeptide A–A–A, and...Ch. 27 - 29.39 Draw the organic products formed in each...Ch. 27 - 29.40 What alkyl halide is needed to synthesize...Ch. 27 - Prob. 50PCh. 27 - Draw the structure for each peptide: (a) Phe–Ala;...Ch. 27 - 29.52 For the tetrapeptide Asp–Arg–Val–Tyr:
a....Ch. 27 - Prob. 53PCh. 27 - Prob. 54PCh. 27 - 29.55 Draw the amino acids and peptide fragments...Ch. 27 - Prob. 56PCh. 27 - Prob. 57PCh. 27 - Prob. 58PCh. 27 - 29.59 An octapeptide contains the following amino...Ch. 27 - 29.60 Draw the organic products formed in each...Ch. 27 - 29.65 Draw the mechanism for the reaction that...Ch. 27 - 29.66 Which of the following amino acids are...Ch. 27 - 29.67 After the peptide chain of collagen has been...Ch. 27 - Prob. 68PCh. 27 - Prob. 69PCh. 27 - 29.70 The anti-obesity drug orlistat works by...Ch. 27 - Prob. 71P
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