Concepts of Biology
1st Edition
ISBN: 9781938168116
Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 2, Problem 16CTQ
Explain what happens if even one amino acid is substituted for another in a polypeptide chain. Provide a specific example.
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- The image below shows an amino acid at physiological pH. Answer the following questions about this amino acid. H | // - c H3N* | CH2 CH2 | H2N a. How many carbons are in this amino acid's side chain? Entry Format: please type your answer as a number. 3 b. Is the side chain of this amino acid ionized at physiological pH? Entry Format: Please type the word yes or no without any capitalization. yes c. At physiological pH, amino acids have two ionic charges, one positively charged group and one negatively charged group. What is the term for this sort of molecule? Entry Format: Please type your response with all lowercase letters.arrow_forwardDescribe the basic structure of an amino acid. State which part of the amino acid makes it unique.arrow_forwardList the name of two amino acids that belong to each of these type of amino acids: Nonpolar (hydrophobic) polar(uncharged) positively charged (basic) negatively charged (acidic)arrow_forward
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