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RECALL Which amino acid is technically not an amino acid? Which amino acid contains no chiral carbon atoms?
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Ch. 3 - RECALL How do D-amino acids differ from L-amino...Ch. 3 - RECALL Which amino acid is technically not an...Ch. 3 - RECALL For each of the following, name an amino...Ch. 3 - RECALL Identify the polar amino acids, the...Ch. 3 - RECALL Identify the nonpolar amino acids and the...Ch. 3 - RECALL Are amino acids other than the usual 20...Ch. 3 - MATHEMATICAL Predict the predominant ionized forms...Ch. 3 - MATHEMATICAL Draw structures of the following...Ch. 3 - MATHEMATICAL Predict the predominant forms of the...Ch. 3 - MATHEMATICAL Calculate the isoelectric point of...
Ch. 3 - MATHEMATICAL Sketch a titration curve for the...Ch. 3 - MATHEMATICAL Sketch a titration curve for the...Ch. 3 - MATHEMATICAL An organic chemist is generally happy...Ch. 3 - MATHEMATICAL Sketch a titration curve for aspartic...Ch. 3 - REFECT AND APPLY Suggest a reason why amino acids...Ch. 3 - REFECT AND APPLY Write equations to show the ionic...Ch. 3 - REFECT AND APPLY Based on the information in Table...Ch. 3 - REFECT AND APPLY If you were to have a mythical...Ch. 3 - REFECT AND APPLY What would be the pI for the...Ch. 3 - REFECT AND APPLY Identify the charged groups in...Ch. 3 - REFECT AND APPLY Consider the following peptides:...Ch. 3 - REFECT AND APPLY In each of the following two...Ch. 3 - REFECT AND APPLY Could the amino acid glycine...Ch. 3 - RECALL Sketch resonance structures for the peptide...Ch. 3 - RECALL How do the resonance structures of the...Ch. 3 - REFECT AND APPLY Would the peptide group be planar...Ch. 3 - Prob. 27RECh. 3 - REFECT AND APPLY Consider the peptides...Ch. 3 - REFECT AND APPLY Would you expect the titration...Ch. 3 - REFECT AND APPLY What are the sequences of all the...Ch. 3 - REFECT AND APPLY Answer Question 30 using...Ch. 3 - REFECT AND APPLY Most proteins contain more than...Ch. 3 - REFECT AND APPLY If the amino acids alanine and...Ch. 3 - Prob. 34RECh. 3 - REFECT AND APPLY Would the presence of a chiral...Ch. 3 - REFECT AND APPLY What might you infer (or know)...Ch. 3 - Prob. 37RECh. 3 - REFECT AND APPLY Suggest a reason why the amino...Ch. 3 - REFECT AND APPLY Consider the peptides...Ch. 3 - Prob. 40RECh. 3 - Prob. 41RECh. 3 - REFECT AND APPLY You are studying with a friend...Ch. 3 - Prob. 43RECh. 3 - REFECT AND APPLY Suggest a reason (or reasons) why...Ch. 3 - Prob. 45RECh. 3 - REFECT AND APPLY Speculate on the properties of...Ch. 3 - RECALL What are the structural differences between...Ch. 3 - RECALL How do the peptide hormones oxytocin and...Ch. 3 - RECALL What is the role of the disulfide bond in...Ch. 3 - RECALL Is it possible to form cyclic peptides...
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