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Chapter 29, Problem 29.17P

Glutathione, a powerful antioxidant that destroy s harmful oxidizing agents in cells, is composed of glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine, and has the following structure:

Chapter 29, Problem 29.17P, Problem 29.18
Glutathione, a powerful antioxidant that destroy s harmful oxidizing agents in cells,

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a. What product is formed when glutathione reacts with an oxidizing agent?

b. What is unusual about the peptide bond between glutamic acid and cysteine?

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Ch. 29 - Prob. 29.11PCh. 29 - Problem 29.13 What alkene is needed to synthesize...Ch. 29 - Problem 29.14 Draw the structure of each peptide....Ch. 29 - Name each peptide using both the one-letter and...Ch. 29 - Prob. 29.15PCh. 29 - Prob. 29.16PCh. 29 - Problem 29.18 Glutathione, a powerful antioxidant...Ch. 29 - Problem 29.19 Draw the structure of the...Ch. 29 - Problem 29.20 Give the amino acid sequence of an...Ch. 29 - a What products are formed when each peptide is...Ch. 29 - Prob. 29.21PCh. 29 - Devise a synthesis of each peptide from amino acid...Ch. 29 - Devise a synthesis of the following dipeptide from...Ch. 29 - Prob. 29.24PCh. 29 - Consider two molecules of a tetrapeptide composed...Ch. 29 - What types of stabilizing interactions exist...Ch. 29 - Prob. 29.27PCh. 29 - Draw the product formed when the following amino...Ch. 29 - With reference to the following peptide: a...Ch. 29 - Devise a synthesis of the following dipeptide from...Ch. 29 - Prob. 29.31PCh. 29 - Prob. 29.32PCh. 29 - Histidine is classified as a basic amino acid...Ch. 29 - Tryptophan is not classified as a basic amino acid...Ch. 29 - What is the structure of each amino acid at its...Ch. 29 - To calculate the isoelectric point of amino acids...Ch. 29 - What is the predominant form of each of the...Ch. 29 - 29.37 What is the predominant form of each of the...Ch. 29 - a. Draw the structure of the tripeptide A–A–A, and...Ch. 29 - Draw the organic product formed when the amino...Ch. 29 - 29.39 Draw the organic products formed in each...Ch. 29 - 29.40 What alkyl halide is needed to synthesize...Ch. 29 - 29.41 Devise a synthesis of threonine from diethyl...Ch. 29 - 29.42 Devise a synthesis of each amino acid from...Ch. 29 - Prob. 29.45PCh. 29 - Prob. 29.46PCh. 29 - Prob. 29.47PCh. 29 - Prob. 29.48PCh. 29 - Prob. 29.49PCh. 29 - 29.48 Brucine is a poisonous alkaloid obtained...Ch. 29 - Prob. 29.51PCh. 29 - Prob. 29.52PCh. 29 - Draw the structure for each peptide: (a) Phe–Ala;...Ch. 29 - 29.52 For the tetrapeptide Asp–Arg–Val–Tyr: a....Ch. 29 - Prob. 29.55PCh. 29 - Explain why a peptide CN bond is stronger than an...Ch. 29 - Prob. 29.57PCh. 29 - 29.55 Draw the amino acids and peptide fragments...Ch. 29 - Prob. 29.59PCh. 29 - Prob. 29.60PCh. 29 - Prob. 29.61PCh. 29 - 29.59 An octapeptide contains the following amino...Ch. 29 - Prob. 29.63PCh. 29 - Prob. 29.64PCh. 29 - Draw all the steps in the synthesis of each...Ch. 29 - 29.62 Write out the steps for the synthesis of...Ch. 29 - 29.64 Another method to form a peptide bond...Ch. 29 - Prob. 29.68PCh. 29 - Prob. 29.69PCh. 29 - Which of the following amino acids are typically...Ch. 29 - After the peptide chain of collagen has been...Ch. 29 - Prob. 29.72PCh. 29 - Prob. 29.73PCh. 29 - 29.70 The anti-obesity drug orlistat works by...Ch. 29 - Prob. 29.75P
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