Detection Tests
Amino Acids
Titrations
Protein Structure
About Tyler
100
What does the Ninhydrin Test check for?

Presence of amino acids/proteins

100

Name any nonpolar amino acid.

Glycine, alanine, valione, proline, leucine, isoleucine, methionine, tryptophan, phenylalanine

100

What is the negative logarithm of Ka?

pKa

100

What is the weakest intermolecular force?

Van der Waals force

100

What university do I attend?

MIT
200

What does the Xanthoproteic Test check for?

Presence of aromatic amino acids

200

When a peptide bond is form between two amino acids, what molecule is produced as a byproduct?

Water

200
According to the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation, pH is equal to what?
pH = pKa + log([A-]/[HA])
200

What is the primary structure in a protein?

Sequence of amino acids in protein

200

Where is my hometown?

Hawaii

300

What color indicates the presence of amino acids in the Ninhydrin test?

Purple

300

What is an electrically neutral molecule with positive and negative charges? 

Zwitterion

300

What is the name for the point at which the moles of base added is equal to the moles of acid?

Equivalence Point

300

What property of the peptide bond makes it planar?

Resonance

300

What is my major (area of study) at my university?

Biological Engineering

400

What color does the Xanthoproteic test turn in the presence of aromatic amino acids?

Yellow-Orange

400

All chiral amino acids used by the body are what type of enantiomer?

L enantiomer

400

How many equivalence points does the titration curve of methionine have?

2
400

Name one of the two secondary structures that we modeled.

Alpha Helix, Beta Sheet

400

How old am I?

20

500

Name one amino acid which reacts with the Xanthoproteic test.

Tyrosine OR tryptophan

500

What is the only achiral amino acid?

Glycine

500

If the number of moles of weak acid equals the number of moles of conjugate base, what is the pH equal to?

pKa of weak acid

500

Between what two amino acids is a disulfide bridge formed?

Cysteine

500

What pet did I used to have that I mentioned in my fun fact?

Octopus

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