Chapter 29: Q9P (page 1159)
Draw the products of each reaction.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Short Answer
Answer
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Chapter 29: Q9P (page 1159)
Draw the products of each reaction.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Answer
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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Get started for freeWhat form exists at the isoelectric point of each of the following amino acids: (a) valine; (b)leucine; (c)proline; (d) glutamic acid
What aldehyde is needed to synthesize each amino acid by the Strecker synthesis?
(a) Valine;
(b) Leucine;
(c) Phenylalanine.
What types of stabilizing interactions exist between each of the following pairs of amino acids?
a. Ser and Tyr
b. Val and Leu
c. two Phe residues
Give the amino acid sequence of an octapeptide that contains the amino acids Tyr, Ala, Leu (2 equiv), Cys, Gly, Glu and Val, and forms the following fragments when partially hydrolyzed with HCl: Val-Cys-Gly-Glu, Ala-Leu-Tyr, and Tyr-Leu-Val-Cys.
Glutathione, a powerful antioxidant that destroys harmful oxidizing agents in cells, is composed of glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine, and has the following structure:
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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