Term List Flashcards
1
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L-amino acids
A
Stereoisomer for normal or naturally occuring proteins.
2
Q
Condensation reactions are …….
a. Endergonic b. Exergonic
A
Endergonic.
3
Q
Protein
A
Condensation polymers of L-amino acids
4
Q
Two or more acids joined by peptide bonds
A
Polypeptide
5
Q
A peptide with three amino acids is called?
A
Tripeptide
6
Q
Oligopeptide
A
Relatively short peptide chain consisting of few peptides
7
Q
More than 50 amino acids in the chain and we usually call it a?
A
Protein
8
Q
When naming polypeptides we start with the amino acid that is near which terminal?
A
N-terminal
9
Q
Peptide bacbone
A
N-C-C-N-C-C-N-C-C … remains the same for every peptide
10
Q
Side chains
A
Change with every peptide and stick out on the side
11
Q
An amino acid unit within a protein or peptide is called a?
A
Residue
12
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