Concept explainers
(a)
Interpretation: To identify whether the statement “cysteine and serine are standard amino acids that contain the element sulfur” concerning sulfur-containing amino acids is true or false.
Concept introduction: Amino acids are the
There are 20 amino acids present in nature. These are arginine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, valine, alanine, asparagines, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, proline, serine, and tyrosine.
(b)
Interpretation: To identify whether the statement “the molecule
Concept introduction: There are 20 amino acids present in nature. These are arginine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, valine, alanine, asparagines, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, proline, serine, and tyrosine. Only two of the twenty amino acids have a sulfur atom in their structure. The two amino acids are cysteine and methionine. The structure of cysteine is:
Cysteine gives pyruvate as the degradation product. The degradation of cysteine is a two-step process.
(c)
Interpretation: To identify whether the statement “the first step in the synthesis of cysteine from serine is an activation step” concerning sulfur-containing amino acids is true or false.
Concept introduction: There are 20 amino acids present in nature. Only two of the twenty amino acids have a sulfur atom in their structure. The two amino acids are cysteine and methionine. The structure of cysteine is:
Cysteine is biosynthesized from serine that involves two steps.
(d)
Interpretation: To identify whether the statement “in the synthesis of cysteine from serine it is
Concept introduction: There are 20 amino acids present in nature. Only two of the twenty amino acids have a sulfur atom in their structure. The two amino acids are cysteine and methionine. The structure of cysteine is:
Cysteine is biosynthesized from serine that involves two steps.
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