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The diagrams show the structures of two amino acids, each of which has two amine -NH2 groups.

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A peptide bond is formed between the two amino acids. Which groups could form the peptide bond?

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Important Questions on Biomolecules

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A peptide synthesized by the reactions of one molecule each of Glycine, Leucine, Aspartic acid and Histidine will have _____ peptide linkages.
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The correct structure of histidine in a strongly acidic solution pH=2 is
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What is the probable free amino acid product formed when R1CHNH2CONHCHR2COOH reacts with 1 -fluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene in presence of NaHCO3 followed by acid hydrolysis?
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Assertion (A): An optically active amino acid can exit in three forms depending on the pH of the solution.

Reason (R): Amino acids contain both acidic and basic groups, they exist as zwetter ion in aq. medium, anionic form in acidic medium and cationic form in basic medium

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Name an amino acid which is optically inactive.
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Assertion (A) : In aqueous solution, α-amino acids exists as internal salt called as zwitter ion.

Reason (R) : Proline is a natural amino acid having a secondary amino group.
The correct option among the following is

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A tetrapeptide is made of naturally occurring alanine, serine, glycine and valine. If the C-terminal amino acid is alanine and the N-terminal amino acid is chiral, the number of possible sequences of the tetrapeptide is
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The number of peptide bond, present in a tetrapeptide is
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The following tripeptide

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can be represented as

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The total number of negative charge in the tetrapeptide, Gly-Glu-Asp-Tyr, at pH12.5 will be_______ (Integer answer)
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What is peptide bond? Clarify peptide bond with an example of dipeptide.
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What is peptide linkages? How many peptide bonds are present in a tetra-peptide?
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The predominant form of histamine present in human blood is pKa, Histidine=60
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In a protein molecule various amino acids are linked together by: