Campbell Biology in Focus (2nd Edition)
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Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece
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Chapter 3.1, Problem 4CC
Summary Introduction
To draw:
The structure where, from a cysteine molecule, the NH2 group is replaced with a COOH (carboxyl) group. Also, determine how this change would alter the chemical properties and state whether the central carbon atomis asymmetric after or before the alteration.
Concept introduction:
Amino acids are the molecules that are organic and consist of both the carboxyl and amino groups.
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DRAW IT Suppose you had an organic molecule suchas cysteine (see Figure 4.9, sulfhydryl group example),and you chemically removed the —NH2 group andreplaced it with —COOH. Draw this structure. Howwould this change the chemical properties of themolecule? Is the central carbon asymmetric beforethe change? After?
When a substance such as sodium chloride is dissolved in water, the ions become completely surrounded by water molecules, forming structures called hydration spheres. When the sodium salt of a fatty acid is mixed with water, the carboxylate group of the molecule becomes hydrated, but the hydrophobic portion of the molecule is poorly hydrated, if at all. Using a circle to represent the carboxylate group and an attached squiggly line to represent the hydrocarbon chain of a fatty acid, draw a picture of how fatty acids interact with water.
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