Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Life at the Molecular Level
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ISBN: 9781118918401
Author: Donald Voet, Judith G. Voet, Charlotte W. Pratt
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 4, Problem 19E
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To draw: The repeating structure of poly-γ-glutamic acid.
Concept introduction: Glutamic acid is a non-essential amino acid and the most abundant neurotransmitter in the vertebrates, which is mainly involved in learning and memory. The polyglutamic acid is a polypeptide formed by only glutamic acid.
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Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Life at the Molecular Level
Ch. 4 - Prob. 1ECh. 4 - 2. Glutamate, a 5-carbon amino acid, is the...Ch. 4 - Prob. 3ECh. 4 - Prob. 4ECh. 4 - 5. Draw the dipeptide Asp-His at pH 7.0.
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Ch. 4 - Prob. 11ECh. 4 - 12. Circle the chiral carbons in the following...Ch. 4 - Prob. 13ECh. 4 - 14. Patients with Parkinson’s disease are...Ch. 4 - 15. Over time, the glutamine residues of...Ch. 4 - 16. Some hormone-signaling pathways result in the...Ch. 4 - 17. Which amino acids have side chains that are...Ch. 4 - 18. Draw the structure of Lys and Ala linked by an...Ch. 4 - 19. Some bacteria produce poly-?-glutamic acid, a...Ch. 4 - Prob. 20ECh. 4 - 21. A sample of the amino acid tyrosine is barely...Ch. 4 - Prob. 22CQCh. 4 - 23. Calculate the pI of (a) Ala, (b) His, and (c)...Ch. 4 - Prob. 24CQCh. 4 - 25. Draw the peptide ATLDAK. (a) Calculate its...Ch. 4 - 26. The protein insulin consists of two...Ch. 4 - Prob. 27CQCh. 4 - 28. The two C?H atoms of Gly are said to be...Ch. 4 - Prob. 29CQCh. 4 - Prob. 30CQCh. 4 - 31. Identify the amino acid residue front which...Ch. 4 - Prob. 32CQCh. 4 - Prob. 33CQCh. 4 - Prob. 34CQCh. 4 - Prob. 1MTE
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