c) Peptides and proteins have an amino terminus (N-terminus) and C-terminus. Do you think peptides and proteins can also react with ninhydrin and produce color?

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c) Peptides and proteins have an amino terminus (N-terminus) and C-terminus. Do you think peptides
and proteins can also react with ninhydrin and produce color?
d) And will the peptides and proteins reaction with ninhydrin give you the actual amino acid
concentration present in them? If yes, why? If no, why not? (= Make sure you provide explanation
(rationale) to your answer)
Transcribed Image Text:c) Peptides and proteins have an amino terminus (N-terminus) and C-terminus. Do you think peptides and proteins can also react with ninhydrin and produce color? d) And will the peptides and proteins reaction with ninhydrin give you the actual amino acid concentration present in them? If yes, why? If no, why not? (= Make sure you provide explanation (rationale) to your answer)
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