Biochemistry Lecture Finals Flashcards
1
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The chirality of an amino acid results from the fact that its alpha carbon
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Is bonded to four different functional groups
2
Q
The function of a peptide bond between two amino acids is an example of a (n) reaction
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Condensation
3
Q
The peptide alanylglutamylglycylalanylleucine has
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four peptide bonds
4
Q
An octapeptide composed of four repeating glycylalanyl units has;
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one free amino group on a glycyl residue and one free carboxyl group on an
alanyl residue
5
Q
At the isoelectric pH of a tetrapeptide:
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the total net charge is zero
6
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