Mistakes Flashcards
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Up -> serine
Down -> Threonine
Which of the following amino acids have a negatively charged side chain at neutral pH?
Select one or more:
a. Arginine
b. Alanine
c. Asparagine
d. Aspartate
e. Glutamate
d. Aspartate
e. Glutamate
Which of the following amino acids have sulfur-containing side chains?
Select one or more:
a. Histidine
b. Cysteine
c. Methionine
d. Proline
e. Valine
b. Cysteine
c. Methionine
Which amino acid has a guanidine group in its side chain?
Select one:
a. Histidine
b. Lysine
c. Tyrosine
d. Arginine
e. Tryptophan
d. Arginine
Which of the following amino acids have four carbon atoms?
Select one or more:
a. Aspartate
b. Threonine
c. Asparagine
d. Proline
a. Aspartate
b. Threonine
c. Asparagine
Which of the following amino acids have five carbon atoms?
Select one or more:
a. Glutamate
b. Glutamine
c. Histidine
d. Proline
e. Glycine
a. Glutamate
b. Glutamine
d. Proline
Which of the following amino acids have six carbon atoms?
Select one or more:
a. Leucine
b. Isoleucine
c. Histidine
d. Proline
e. Glycine
a. Leucine
b. Isoleucine
c. Histidine
Pair the amino acids with their character! 1. Proline 2. Arginine 3. Glutamate
a. neutral b. acidic c. basic
Select one:
a. 1-a, 2-c, 3-b
b. 1-a, 2-b, 3-c
c. 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
d. 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
e. 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
a. 1-a, 2-c, 3-b
Select the correct statements! I
Select one or more:
a. Acidic amino acids have a net negative charge at neutral pH.
b. The isoelectric point of acidic amino acids is at acidic pH.
c. The isoelectric point of the acidic amino acids can be calculated as the average of their three pKa values.
d. Asparagine is an acidic amino acid.
a. Acidic amino acids have a net negative charge at neutral pH.
b. The isoelectric point of acidic amino acids is at acidic pH.
What is the dominant form of Arginine at pH 6.0? (pKa values of Arginine are 2.2, 9.0 and 12.5).
Select one:
a. Two positive and one negative charges
b. One positive and two negative charges
c. One negative and one positive charges
d. One negative charge e. One positive charge
a. Two positive and one negative charges
(Why?
1st deprotonation of alpha carboxyl group.
=> Arginine is a basic amino acid
=> (-) deprotonated alpha-carboxyl group; (+) R chain; (+) alpha-amino group
=> 2 (+) & 1 (-)
What is the dominant form of Glutamate at pH 7.0?
(pKa values of Glutamate are 2.2, 5.6 and 9.2).
Select one:
a. One negative charge
b. One negative and one positive charges
c. One positive and two negative charges
d. One positive charge
c. One positive and two negative charges
What is the dominant form of Histidine at pH 8.0? (pKa values of Histidine are 1.8, 6.0 and 9.2).
Select one:
a. One positive and one negative charges
b. Two negative and one positive charges
c. One negative charge
d. One positive charge
a. One positive and one negative charges
Select the correct statements!
Select one or more:
a. Glutamate has a negative charge on its side chain at the isoelectric pH.
b. Glutamate has a negative charge on its side chain at neutral pH.
c. Arginine has a positive charge on its side chain at the isoelectric pH.
d. Arginine has a positive charge on its side chain at neutral pH.
b. Glutamate has a negative charge on its side chain at neutral pH.
c. Arginine has a positive charge on its side chain at the isoelectric pH.
d. Arginine has a positive charge on its side chain at neutral pH.
( A is incorrect -> at isoelectric point, the deprotonation of side chain does not occur before the next pKa value)
Which of the following statements are true for the isoelectric form of amino acids?
Select one or more:
a. All the naturally occurring amino acids have one positive and one negative charges.
b. The a-amino group of all the naturally occurring amino acids has a positive charge.
c. The a-carboxyl group of all the naturally occurring amino acids has a negative charge.
All are correct
(at isoelectric point, the a-amino group is not deprotonated and have (+), whereas deprotonated carboxyl group ihas (-)
=> net charge = 0 (aka isoelectric point)
At neutral pH a tetrapeptide of glycylalanylarginylglutamate has…
Select one:
a. two positive and three negative charges
b. two positive and one negative charges
c. one positive and one negative charges
d. one positive and two negative charges
e. two positive and two negative charges
e. two positive and two negative charges
(glycine has a free amino group => (+)
Glutamate has a free carboxyl group = 1 (-)
Glutamate is acidic => 1 (-)
Arginine is basic => 1 (+)
The bonds between amino acids => 0 charge
=> Total = 2 (+) & 2 (-) )
The arginyllysylaspartate tripeptide has
Select one or more:
a. its isoelectric point at basic pH.
b. three positive and two negative charges at neutral pH.
c. two positive and two negative charges at its isoelectric point
All are correct
this tripeptide has 2 basic aa => pKI is basic
The chirality of an amino acid results from the fact that its a—carbon…
Select one:
a. is bonded to four different chemical groups.
b. is a carboxylic acid.
c. is symmetric.
d. is in the L absolute configuration in naturally occurring proteins.
e. has no net charge.
a. is bonded to four different chemical groups.
For amino acids with neutral side chain, at any pH below the pI of the amino acid, the population of amino acids in solution will:
Select one:
a. have a net positive charge.
b. have no charged groups.
c. have no net charge.
d. have positive and negative charges in equal concentration.
e. have a net negative charge.
a. have a net positive charge.
because of protonated alpha amino group
An octapeptide composed of four repeating glycylalanyl units has:
Select one:
a. a single free amino group on an alanyl residue.
b. two free amino and two free carboxyl groups.
c. a single free amino group on a glycyl residue and a single free carboxyl group on an alanyl residue
d. two free carboxyl groups, both on glycyl residues.
e. a single free amino group on an alanyl residue and a single free carboxyl group on a glycyl residue.
c. a single free amino group on a glycyl residue and a single free carboxyl group on an alanyl residue
The backbone of two amino acid residues in a protein can be described as (where Ca is C-alpha):
Select one:
a. Ca–C–N–Ca–C–N
b. Ca–N–Ca–C–Ca–N–Ca–C
c. Ca–N–C–C–N–Ca–
d. C–N–Ca–Ca–C–N
e. Ca–Ca–C–N–Ca–Ca–C
a. Ca–C–N–Ca–C–N
By adding SDS (sodium dodecyl sulfate) during the electrophoresis of proteins, it is possible to:
Select one:
a. preserve a protein’s native structure and biological activity
b. separate proteins exclusively on the basis of molecular weight.
c. determine a protein’s isoelectric point.
d. determine the amino acid composition of the protein.
e. determine an enzyme’s specific activity.
b. separate proteins exclusively on the basis of molecular weight.
Specific enzyme activity:
Select one:
a. is the enzyme activity (expressed as units'') of a specific protein.
b. is the enzyme activity (enzyme as
units’’) in a milligram of protein.
c. is the enzyme activity (expressed as ``units’’) in a mol of protein.
d. refers to proteins other than enzymes.
e. refers only to purified proteins.
b. is the enzyme activity (enzyme as ``units’’) in a milligram of protein.
In the a helix the hydrogen bonds:
Select one:
a. occur only between some of the amino acids of the helix.
b. occur mainly between electronegative atoms of the R groups.
c. are perpendicular to the axis of the helix.
d. occur mainly between electronegative atoms of the backbone.
e. occur only near the amino and carboxyl termini of the helix.
d. occur mainly between electronegative atoms of the backbone.
Thr and/or Leu residues tend to disrupt an a-helix when they occur next to each other in a protein because:
Select one:
a. of the possible covalent interactions between the Thr and/or Leu side chains.
b. both amino acids are highly hydrophobic.
c. the R group of neither amino acid can form a hydrogen bond.
d. of electrostatic repulsion between the Thr and/or Leu side chains.
e. of steric hindrance between the bulky Thr and/or Leu side chains
e. of steric hindrance between the bulky Thr and/or Leu side chains
( This is when a large group in a molecule makes reactions not work)