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The twenty amino acids and their side-chain chemistry, enzyme kinetics and inhibition, and the central metabolic pathways.
64 total questions
Card #1
Which proteinogenic amino acid is achiral, and why?
Card #2
Which three amino acids have aromatic side chains?
Card #3
Which amino acids carry a positive charge at physiological pH?
1. Which amino acid has a thiol (–SH) side chain capable of forming disulfide bonds?
2. A peptide bond forms between which two groups?
3. Which level of protein structure is stabilised chiefly by hydrogen bonding between backbone amide and carbonyl groups?
1. The amino acid ___ is the only proteinogenic amino acid whose side chain is a single hydrogen atom, making it achiral.
Hint: Smallest of the twenty
2. A competitive inhibitor raises the apparent ___ while leaving Vmax unchanged.
Hint: The Michaelis constant
3. The rate-limiting enzyme of glycolysis is ___.
Hint: Often abbreviated PFK-1
