Detection Tests
Presence of amino acids/proteins
Name any nonpolar amino acid.
Glycine, alanine, valione, proline, leucine, isoleucine, methionine, tryptophan, phenylalanine
What is the negative logarithm of Ka?
pKa
What is the weakest intermolecular force?
Van der Waals force
What university do I attend?
What does the Xanthoproteic Test check for?
Presence of aromatic amino acids
When a peptide bond is form between two amino acids, what molecule is produced as a byproduct?
Water
What is the primary structure in a protein?
Sequence of amino acids in protein
Where is my hometown?
Hawaii
What color indicates the presence of amino acids in the Ninhydrin test?
Purple
What is an electrically neutral molecule with positive and negative charges?
Zwitterion
What is the name for the point at which the moles of base added is equal to the moles of acid?
Equivalence Point
What property of the peptide bond makes it planar?
Resonance
What is my major (area of study) at my university?
Biological Engineering
What color does the Xanthoproteic test turn in the presence of aromatic amino acids?
Yellow-Orange
All chiral amino acids used by the body are what type of enantiomer?
L enantiomer
How many equivalence points does the titration curve of methionine have?
Name one of the two secondary structures that we modeled.
Alpha Helix, Beta Sheet
How old am I?
20
Name one amino acid which reacts with the Xanthoproteic test.
Tyrosine OR tryptophan
What is the only achiral amino acid?
Glycine
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
Between what two amino acids is a disulfide bridge formed?
Cysteine
What pet did I used to have that I mentioned in my fun fact?
Octopus