What is the name and stereochemistry of this amino acid?

Q: What is the general scheme by which amino acids are catabolized?

A: The degradation of proteins occurs within the cells, as the amino acids have to pass through certain…

Q: What is the predominant form of the following amino acids at pH= 11? What is the overall charge on…

A: Glutamic (Glu) acid is the acidic amino acid, which is charged amino acid and is present in the…

Q: What purpose do the unusual amino acids, selenocysteine and pyrrolysine, serve?

A: Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. They are synthesized by the specific sequence of…

Q: What form exists at the isoelectric point of each of the following amino acids: (a) valine; (b)…

A: The isoelectric point of amino acid is the pH at which amino acid has no net charge and shows no…

Q: what are the different types of O-glycosidic linakge existing between the monomeric units of the…

A: A glycosidic bond is a type of covalent bond formed between the two carbohydrates.Hemiacetal and…

Q: What is the predominant form of each of the following amino acids at pH = 11? What is the overall…

A: In all amino acids at pH 11, carboxyl groups will be ionized, because all amino acids have a pI…

Q: What cofactor is required by all aminotransferases?

A: Aminotransferases are a large group of enzymes that can remove the amino group from amino acids,…

Q: What are the main structural features of an amino acid?

A: Amino acids are compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. They serves as building…

Q: What are the properties of amino acid end?

A: Amino acids are the building block of proteins.

Q: what is the name of the monosaccharide A?

A: The name of the Monosaccharide A is GALACTOSE.  The structure differs from glucose at the fourth…

Q: What is GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)?

A: The nerve impulse is an electrical signal that travels along the neuron. The charged particles…

Q: What structural features do a triacylglycerol and a phosphatidylethanolamine have in common? How do…

A: Lipids are organic substances that helps to generate and store energy. They are classified into…

Q: Name the α-ketoacid that is formed by the transamination of each of the following amino acids: (a)…

A: Introduction:   Proteins are biomolecules consisting of amino acid chains. They have different body…

Q: What is the biomolecular structure and functional groups of Cysteine, Oleic acid, and Glycerol?…

A: The biological macro-molecules can be divide into four groups lipid, carbohydrate, protein and…

Q: What are the unique enzymes needed to b-oxidize a polyunsaturated fatty acid?

A: Polyunsaturated fatty acid : It are fatty acids that contain more than one double bond in their…

Q: What are the Amino acids and the moieties of the following three structures?

A: The only amino acid in this compound is a phenyl alanine (enclosed within circle).

Q: What is the polysaccharide glycogen?

A: Polysaccharides are composed of multiple units of monosaccharides. Any carbohydrate is composed of…

Q: The number of carboxyl groups and amino groups present, respectively, in a nonpolar amino acid is?

A: Amino acids are the molecules which makes protein when joined together. AMino acids contain 4…

Q: What convert the disaccharide lactose to the monosaccharides glucose and galactose ?

A: When two monosaccharides join  together with the help of glycosidic linkage, then disaccharide…

Q: Which amino alcohol is used in the synthesis of sphingomyelin?

A: Amino alcohol: It is a compound that contains both an Alcohol group (OH) and an Amine group.  It is…

Q: What is saturated fatty acid ? Explain the affects of saturated fatty acid ?

A: Fatty acids are divided as: Saturated: Has only single bonds Monounsaturated: Has one double bond…

Q: How are lipid molecules such as estrogen and β-carotene related to each other? What biosynthetic…

A: The lipid molecule such as estrogen and b- carotene are both derived from the biosynthetic pathway…

Q: What are the essential amino acids? Name all of them and its structures.

A: Amino acids are the building units of proteins. An amino acid has a central carbon atom which is…

Q: What Are the Structures and Properties of AminoAcids?

A: Proteins are the building blocks of life. Proteins are made up of amino acids. Amino acids when they…

Q: Identify the a-carbon of aminolevulinic acid.

A: Carbon atoms are named from one end of an organic compound. The carbon atom with the  substituent…

Q: Is this an L or a D amino acid? Explain.

A: Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins which are composed of amino group (NH3+), carboxyl…

Q: What Are the Optical and Stereochemical Propertiesof Amino Acids?

A: Amino acids possess stereochemical properties as they contain chiral centers and are enantiomeric…

Q: what are the two dipeptides that can result from the reaction of zwitterions of this amino acid and…

A: A polymer of amino acids is known as Peptide. A dipeptide is a polymer of amino acids containing…

Q: What is the secondary structure of glutelin? Are there many or few alpha helices, beta sheets?

A: Secondary structure of proteins consists of various chain of amino acids which are then stabilised…

Q: Why is decarboxylation of amino acids important?

A: Amino acids are building blocks of proteins. They form a polymer with peptide bonds. Structurally…

Q: What exactly is a glycoform?

A: Biomolecules are organic molecules present in living organisms. Major biomolecules are proteins,…

Q: what are the backbones of trans fatty acid and the structure?

A: According to the question, we have to mention the backbones of trans fatty acid and the structure.…

Q: What role is carbohydrate thought to play in maintainingglycoprotein stability?

A: Glycoproteins are the proteins that contains oligosaccharide chains (glycans) that are covalently…

Q: What are the unique enzymes needed to b-oxidize a monounsaturated fatty acid?

A: Monounsaturated fatty acid : It are healthy type of fat. replacing less healthy fats, such as…

Q: How do D-amino acids differ from L-amino acids and what are the biological roles that are played by…

A: Amino acids are monomers of protein they are linked with each other by forming peptide…

Q: Identify the 20 amino acids and their corresponding three-letter and one-letter abbreviations

A: Amino acids are the building units of proteins. Each amino acid has a central carbon atom which is…

Q: What is the structural relationship between L-glucose and D-glucose?

A: Stereoisomers are the isomers that have the same chemical formula but differ in their orientation.…

Q: With the exception of glycine, all of the standard amino acids have one chiral center. Are there any…

A: The chiral center is considered as the carbon atom which is bonded with the four different atoms or…

Q: What is aminoacyl (A) site ?

A: The A-site (A for aminoacyl) of a ribosome is a binding site for charged t-RNA molecules during…

Q: What is the Quarternary structure of leptin

A: Leptin is a protein hormone released from the adipose fat tissues. This hormone is secreted in…

Q: How is cholesterol structurally distinct from bile salts?

A: Cholestrol: It is a sterol, a type of lipid. Bile salts : Derived from cholesterol

Q: What is the structural relationship between vitamin D3 and cholesterol?

A: Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble secosteroids that increases calcium, magnesium, and phosphate…

Q: What are the common features of the breakdown products of the carbon skeletons of amino acids?

A: Amino acids are the building blocks of a protein molecule that are joined together by peptide bonds…

Q: What is the pI, and how is it determined for amino acids that have noninionizable R groups?

A: pI is the isoelectric point at which no net charge on a protein molecule,i.e, the charge is zero.