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Draw the structural formula of tripeptide Ala-Ser-Pro. Label the peptide linkages, N-terminals, and C-terminals. How many water molecules are released when one molecule of a tripeptide is formed?

Important Questions on Biochemistry

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Individual 2-amino acids have different structures depending on the pH of the solution they are dissolved in.The molecular formula of serine is given below:

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Deduce the structure of serine in a solution with a pH of 2.

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Individual 2-amino acids have different structures depending on the pH of the solution they are dissolved in. The molecular formula of serine is given below:

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Deduce the structure of serine in a solution with a pH of 12.

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Individual 2-amino acids have different structures depending on the pH of the solution they are dissolved in.The molecular formula of serine is given below:

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Deduce the structure of serine at the isoelectric point.

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Explain why 2-amino acids are soluble in water and have high melting points?
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The primary structure of protein describes how the different 2-amino acids are linked to each other in a linear chain. Draw the structures of two different dipeptides that can be formed when glycine reacts with serine.
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Deduce a balanced equation for a condensation reaction that produces the tripeptide Ser-Lys-Phe. Label the peptide linkages, N-terminal, and C-terminal in the resulting peptide.
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Proteins are products of polycondensation of 2-amino acids. Explain the differences between the primary and secondary structures of proteins and state the bond types responsible for maintaining these structures. 
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The tertiary structures of proteins made up of 2-amino acid residues such as serine and cysteine are the result of interaction between amino acids to give a three-dimensional shape. State five different types of interaction that can occur; in each case identify the atoms or groups joined together.