Amino acids 1
Amino acids contain
A) Sulphur
B)Nitrogen
C)Helium
B) Nitrogen
How many amino acids are found in proteins?
20
When 2 amino acids react with one another they form a ____.
Dipeptide
Give a real-life example of a protein precipitation.
E.g An egg cooking ect.
Amino acids are made up of four particle groups ____, ____, ___ and ____
Nitrogen amino group, Carboxyl group, hydrogen, and a side chain group.
What happens to a protein if the structure of the molecule gets damaged?
The protein will stop functioning and become precipitated.
Large groups of amino acids that are joined together are
Polypeptides
How many amino acids are "essential" for humans to consume?
9
- histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine
Name this amino acid
C4H9NO2
aminobutyric acid
What molecule is produced the condensation of two amino acids?
Water (H2O)