1 Basic Concepts About Matter 2 Measurements In Chemistry 3 Atomic Structures And The Periodic Table 4 Chemical Bonding: The Ionic Bond Model 5 Chemical Bonding: The Covalent Bond Model 6 Chemical Calculations: Formula Masses, Moles, And Chemical Equations 7 Gases, Liquids, And Solids 8 Solutions 9 Chemical Reactions 10 Acids, Bases, And Salts 11 Nuclear Chemistry 12 Saturated Hydrocarbons 13 Unsaturated Hydrocarbons 14 Alcohols, Phenols And Ethers 15 Aldehydes And Ketones 16 Carboxylic Acids, Esters, And Other Acid Derivatives 17 Amines And Amides 18 Carbohydrates 19 Lipids 20 Proteins 21 Enzymes And Vitamins 22 Nucleic Acids 23 Biochemical Energy Production 24 Carbohydrate Metabolism 25 Lipid Metabolism 26 Protein Metabolism expand_more
20.1 Characteristics Of Proteins 20.2 Amino Acids: The Building Blocks For Proteins 20.3 Essential Amino Acids 20.4 Chirality And Amino Acids 20.5 Acid-base Properties Of Amino Acid 20.6 Cysteine: A Chemically Unique Amino Acid 20.7 Peptides 20.8 Biochemically Important Small Peptides 20.9 General Structural Characteristics Of Proteins 20.10 Primary Structure Of Proteins 20.11 Secondary Structure Of Proteins 20.12 Tertiary Structure Of Proteins 20.13 Quaternary Structure Of Proteins 20.14 Protein Hydrolysis 20.15 Protein Denaturation 20.16 Protein Classification Based On Shape 20.17 Protein Classification Based On Function 20.18 Glycoproteins 20.19 Lipoproteins Chapter Questions expand_more
Problem 20.1EP Problem 20.2EP: What element is always present in proteins that is seldom present in carbohydrates and lipids? Problem 20.3EP: What percent of a cells overall mass is accounted for by proteins? Problem 20.4EP: Approximately how many different proteins are present in a typical human cell? Problem 20.5EP: What is signified when an amino acid is designated as an -amino acid? Problem 20.6EP: What functional groups are present in all -amino acids? Problem 20.7EP: Indicate whether or not each of the following structural formulas is that of an -amino acid. Problem 20.8EP: Indicate whether or not each of the following structural formulas is that of an -amino acid. Problem 20.9EP: How many carbon atoms are present in the R group in each of the following standard amino acids? Problem 20.10EP: How many carbon atoms are present in the R group in each of the following standard amino acids? Problem 20.11EP: With the help of Table 20-1, determine the name and the three-letter abbreviation for the name for... Problem 20.12EP: With the help of Table 20-1, determine the name and three-letter abbreviation for the name for each... Problem 20.13EP: With the help of Table 20-1, classify each of the standard amino acids in Problem 20-9 as nonpolar,... Problem 20.14EP: With the help of Table 20-1, classify each of the standard amino acids in Problem 20-10 as nonpolar,... Problem 20.15EP Problem 20.16EP: With the help of Table 20-1, classify each of the standard amino acids in Problem 20-10 as... Problem 20.17EP Problem 20.18EP Problem 20.19EP Problem 20.20EP Problem 20.21EP Problem 20.22EP: How many amino groups and how many carboxyl groups are present, respectively, in each of the... Problem 20.23EP Problem 20.24EP: Which two of the standard amino acids are constitutional isomers? Problem 20.25EP Problem 20.26EP Problem 20.27EP Problem 20.28EP Problem 20.29EP Problem 20.30EP Problem 20.31EP: Indicate whether or not the designation complementary proteins applies to each of the following... Problem 20.32EP: Indicate whether or not the designation complementary proteins applies to each of the following... Problem 20.33EP Problem 20.34EP Problem 20.35EP: To which family of mirror-image isomers do nearly all naturally occurring amino acids belong? Problem 20.36EP: In what way is the structure of glycine different from that of the other 19 common amino acids? Problem 20.37EP: Draw Fischer projection formulas for the following amino acids. a. L-Serine b. D-Serine c. D-Alanine... Problem 20.38EP: Draw Fischer projection formulas for the following amino acids. a. L-Cysteine b. D-Cysteine c.... Problem 20.39EP: Answer the following questions about the amino acid whose Fischer projection formula is a. Is it a... Problem 20.40EP: Answer the following questions about the amino acid whose Fischer projection formula is a. Is it a... Problem 20.41EP: At room temperature, amino acids are solids with relatively high decomposition points. Explain why. Problem 20.42EP: At room temperature, most amino acids are not very soluble in water. Explain why. Problem 20.43EP Problem 20.44EP: Draw the zwitterion structure for each of the following amino acids. a. Serine b. Methionine c.... Problem 20.45EP: Draw the structure of serine at each of the following pH values. a. 5.68 b. 1.0 c. 12.0 d. 3.0 Problem 20.46EP Problem 20.47EP Problem 20.48EP: Most amino acids have isoelectric points between 5.0 and 6.0, but the isoelectric point of lysine is... Problem 20.49EP: Glutamic acid exists in two low-pH forms instead of the usual one. Explain why. Problem 20.50EP: Arginine exists in two high-pH forms instead of the usual one. Explain why. Problem 20.51EP: In a low-pH aqueous solution, indicate whether each of the following amino acids has (1) a net... Problem 20.52EP Problem 20.53EP: When two cysteine molecules dimerize, what happens to the R groups present? Problem 20.54EP: What chemical reaction involving the cysteine molecule produces a disulfide bond? Problem 20.55EP: What two functional groups are involved in the formation of a peptide bond? Problem 20.56EP: Write a generalized structural representation for a peptide bond. Problem 20.57EP: For the tripeptide GlyAlaCys a. What amino acid is located at the peptides N-terminal end? b. What... Problem 20.58EP: For the tripeptide SerValMet a. What amino acid is located at the peptides N-terminal end? b. What... Problem 20.59EP Problem 20.60EP Problem 20.61EP: Draw a complete condensed structural representation for the tripeptide ValSerCys. Problem 20.62EP: Draw a complete condensed structural representation for the tripeptide GlyAlaThr. Problem 20.63EP: With the help of Table 20-1, identify the amino acids contained in each of the following... Problem 20.64EP: With the help of Table 20-1, identify the amino acids contained in each of the following... Problem 20.65EP: With the help of Table 20-1, assign an IUPAC name to each of the following small peptides. a. SerCys... Problem 20.66EP: With the help of Table 20-1, assign an IUPAC name to each of the following small peptides. a. CysSer... Problem 20.67EP Problem 20.68EP Problem 20.69EP: For the tripeptide AlaValGly which amino acid residues, if any, a. are hydrophilic b. are... Problem 20.70EP: For the tripeptide SerArgIle which amino acid residues a. are hydrophilic b. are hydrophobic c.... Problem 20.71EP: Consider the tripeptide tyrosylleucylisoleucine. a. Specify its structure using three-letter symbols... Problem 20.72EP: Consider the tripeptide leucylvalyltryptophan. a. Specify its structure using three-letter symbols... Problem 20.73EP: Explain why the notations SerCys and CysSer represent two different molecules rather than the same... Problem 20.74EP: Explain why the notations AlaGlyValAla and AlaValGlyAla represent two different molecules rather... Problem 20.75EP Problem 20.76EP: There are a total of six different amino acid sequences for a tetrapeptide containing two molecules... Problem 20.77EP: Compare the structures of the protein hormones oxytocin and vasopressin in terms of a. what they... Problem 20.78EP: Compare the protein hormones oxytocin and vasopressin in terms of their biochemical functions. Problem 20.79EP: Compare the binding-site locations in the brain for enkephalins and the prescription painkillers... Problem 20.80EP: Compare the structures of the peptide neurotransmitters Met-enkephalin and Leu-enkephalin in terms... Problem 20.81EP Problem 20.82EP Problem 20.83EP: What is the major difference between a monomeric protein and a multimeric protein? Problem 20.84EP: What is the major difference between a simple protein and a conjugated protein? Problem 20.85EP Problem 20.86EP Problem 20.87EP Problem 20.88EP: Two proteins with the same amino acid composition do not have to have the same primary structure.... Problem 20.89EP: How many different primary structures are possible for a four-amino-acid segment of a protein if the... Problem 20.90EP: How many different primary structures are possible for a four-amino-acid segment of a protein if the... Problem 20.91EP: How many different primary structures are possible for a four-amino-acid segment on a protein if... Problem 20.92EP: How many different primary structures are possible for a four-amino-acid segment of a protein if a.... Problem 20.93EP Problem 20.94EP: Draw a segment of the backbone of a protein that is long enough for three peptide linkages to be... Problem 20.95EP Problem 20.96EP: In a pleated sheet secondary structure for a protein a. describe the general shape of the protein... Problem 20.97EP: Indicate whether each of the following statements concerning secondary protein structure is true or... Problem 20.98EP: Indicate whether each of the following statements concerning secondary protein structure is true or... Problem 20.99EP Problem 20.100EP Problem 20.101EP: State the four types of attractive forces that give rise to tertiary protein structure. Problem 20.102EP Problem 20.103EP Problem 20.104EP Problem 20.105EP Problem 20.106EP Problem 20.107EP Problem 20.108EP Problem 20.109EP Problem 20.110EP: Not all proteins have quaternary structure. Explain why this is so. Problem 20.111EP Problem 20.112EP Problem 20.113EP Problem 20.114EP Problem 20.115EP Problem 20.116EP Problem 20.117EP Problem 20.118EP Problem 20.119EP: Identify the primary structure of a hexapeptide containing six different amino acids if the... Problem 20.120EP: Identify the primary structure of a hexapeptide containing five different amino acids if the... Problem 20.121EP: Draw structural formulas for the products obtained when the tripeptide AlaGlySer undergoes complete... Problem 20.122EP Problem 20.123EP: Which structural levels of a protein are affected by denaturation? Problem 20.124EP Problem 20.125EP: In what way is the protein in a cooked egg the same as that in a raw egg? Problem 20.126EP: Why is cooked protein more easily digested than uncooked protein? Problem 20.127EP: Indicate whether or not each of the following substances is a denaturing agent for protein. a.... Problem 20.128EP Problem 20.129EP Problem 20.130EP: Contrast fibrous and globular proteins in terms of a. general secondary structure. b. relative... Problem 20.131EP: Classify each of the following proteins as a globular protein or a fibrous protein. a. -Keratin b.... Problem 20.132EP: What is the major biochemical function of each of the following proteins? a. -Keratin b. Collagen c.... Problem 20.133EP Problem 20.134EP Problem 20.135EP Problem 20.136EP Problem 20.137EP Problem 20.138EP: Where are the carbohydrate units located in collagen? Problem 20.139EP Problem 20.140EP Problem 20.141EP Problem 20.142EP Problem 20.143EP Problem 20.144EP: Describe the process by which blood immunoglobulins help protect the body from invading bacteria and... Problem 20.145EP Problem 20.146EP Problem 20.147EP Problem 20.148EP Problem 20.149EP Problem 20.150EP Problem 20.151EP Problem 20.152EP format_list_bulleted