Amino Acids Flashcards
1
Q
Name an example of an amino acid monomer
A
Glycine
1
Q
Which type of polymerisation do amino acid monomers do?
A
Condensation polymerisation
2
Q
What are the two functional groups of an amino acid
A
-NH2 (amine group)
-COOH (carboxylic acid group)
3
Q
What is a polymer of different amino acids called?
A
A protein
4
Q
What polymer is produced when glycine polymerises?
A
Polypeptide
5
Q
What is the polymer of a single amino acid monomer likely to be called?
A
A polypeptide
6
Q
A monomer is called iosprene
What will the likely name of the polymer produced from this monomer be?
A
Poly(isoprene)
