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Glycine Phenylalanine
7. (a) All amino acids are optically active except glycine, 2-aminoethanoic acid.
Explain this statement by using serine, 2-amino-3-hydroxypropanoic acid.
(b) Draw all possible stereoisomers of serine.
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NH2
CH2CHCOOH
CC
Compound CC reacts with dilute mineral acid to form DD, whereas EE is formed
when CC is treated with nitrous acid. Condensation two moles of CC forms a
dipeptide FF. Give IUPAC name for CC and draw the structure of its zwitterions.
Draw the structure of DD, EE and FF. Show the peptide bond in FF.
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OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
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4. A protein is
A. a polysaccharide.
B. a polymer of amino acids.
C. a saturated ester of glycerol.
D. one of the units composing a nucleic acid.
O O O
NH CH C NH CH C NH CH C
CH 2SH CH3 CH(CH 3)2
D
Summary of options
A B C D
I only I and II only II and III only I, II, and III
7.
H2N COOH
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