What is the name and stereochemistry of this amino acid?

Q: What is the name of the non-reducing monosaccharide found in the disaccharide shown here?

A: The sugars (or carbohydrates) that can be oxidized by the action of mild oxidizing agents, are known…

Q: How many different tetrapeptides can form from four different amino acids?

A: Number of arrangements selecting 'n' items form a distinct items at a time = n!

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 are the structural characteristics common to all amino acids found in naturally occurring…

A: Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, Alpha carbon of amino acids contains, carboxyl…

Q: How many chiral carbons are present in this amino acid (aqueous form)? (Identify the following amino…

A: Chiral carbon or asymmetric carbon refers to the carbon atom attached to four distinct groups of…

Q: Taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid) is sometimes called an amino acid. (a) Explain why this…

A: It is thought that taurine, an amino acid essential in many of the metabolic processes in the human…

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 amino acid is technically not an amino acid and which amino acid contains no chiral carbon…

A: Protein is an organic nitrogenous macromolecule that is essential for human health. In the human…

Q: Histidine is an amino acid with three titratable groups: an -NH3+ group (pKa = 9.2), a -COOH group…

A: As amino acids contain ionizable groups, the ionic form of these molecules in solution rests on the…

Q: What is the role of cysteine in the structure of the protein?

A: When proteins are synthesized in the body, they must be folded  to what is called the native shape…

Q: Despite being hydrophobic, why is methionine (Met) not located within a protein?

A: Methionine is an amino acid that is regarded to be one of the necessary amino acids. Although it is…

Q: How could you make the zwitterion of aspartic acid more soluble in water?

A: A zwitterion is considered as a chemical compound, which has both charges positive as well as…

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: What does the name “amino acid” tell you about the structure of this molecule?

A: Amino acids are the building block of proteins meaning protein is a polymer of amino acids.

Q: What Are the Acid–Base Properties of AminoAcids?

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

Q: What are the main structural features of the polysaccharides cellulose? How do this aid in its…

A: Carbohydrates are classified into three types on the basis of the number of sugar units they…

Q: This type of lipid is a complex mixture of esters of long-chain carboxylic acids and long- chain…

A: Lipids :  An organic compound esters of fatty acids with alchohol that are insoluble in water, which…

Q: Give the names of the 20 Common Amino Acids and draw the structure of each.

A: Any organic molecule that consists of a basic amino group, an acidic carboxyl group, and a distinct…

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: What is the structural difference between the a hemiacetal form of a carbohydrate and the β form?

A: The carbon atom which is bonded to one -OH group and one -OR group is known as hemiacetal.

Q: What are d ester linkages of fatty acids?

A: Introductions- Fatty acids are made up of long-chain or lipid with carboxylic acid as it is an…

Q: There are 20 standard amino acids and only 10 major monosaccharides in eukaryotes, yet there are so…

A: The biological macromolecules can be classified as nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates and…

Q: a) This molecule is produced when what amino acid is transaminated? b) What are the one- and…

A: Amino acids are biomolecules in which an amino group and a carboxyl group are linked to the same…

Q: Draw the Fischer projections representing the L forms of the following amino acids at pH higher than…

A: Amino acids contain amino group and carboxyl group along with R side chain. The R side chain defines…

Q: What are the "N" and "C" termini of proteins?

A: The structure of a peptide is given below. By convention, on the left there is N-terminal and the on…