To understand how a dipeptide is formed, let's break down the process step by step:Step 1: Understanding Amino Acids Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. Each amino acid has two functional groups: an amino group (-N
Explain how proteins are formed using the concept of polymerization. How do RNA and magnetic beads bind together when performing RNA extraction? Why does DNA use deoxyribose while RNA uses ribose? Explain how the protein secondary structure is charact...
After years of study, scientists figured out that living things, including human bodies, are basically made of amino acids, nucleotide bases, lipids and water. How could such complicated molecules have been formed and have started to interact in the primitive soup Scientists were stumped. Then, ...
Disulfide bonds in proteins areformed between the thiol groups of cysteine residuesby the process of oxidative folding. The other sulfur-containing amino acid, methionine, cannot form disulfide bonds. Why thiols are called mercaptans? Thiols are sometimes referred to as mercaptans. The term "mercapt...
What Are Amino Acids? Many moons ago, when I was a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed freshman in college at the University of Idaho, I distinctly remember my biology professor describing amino acids as the tiny “Lego pieces” that formed the building blocks of human skeletal muscle. ...
First, let’s cover the basics with a brief science lesson: Peptides are formed when two or more amino acids are linked together in a chain. Remember that amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, but a peptide doesn’t have enough amino acids to be considered a complete protein ...
After years of study, scientists figured out that living things, including human bodies, are basically made of amino acids and nucleotide bases. These are molecules with millions of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen atoms. How could such complicated molecules have been formed in the primitive...
Include the type(s) of bonds formed and specifically what part of the polypeptide/amino acids these bonds form between. 1. Secondary 2. Tertiary What are the steps for the production of a recombinant protein? Explain the complex structure of proteins. What is the purpose/functi...
Amino acids are essential to life in that they are what makeup proteins. Without proteins, the world as we know it would be a barren, lifeless entity. Amino acids can "join" together to form chains of amino acids. What is the bond that is formed between ...
Describe the basic structure of an amino acid. What distinguishes amino acids from one another? What amino acid property makes proteins highly functional? What distinguishes the different amino acids? What makes an amino acid? What are the properties of amino groups, and why are they biologically...