Why donât free amino acids have peptide bonds? What is a free amino acid exactly?

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a)If you have 14 amino acids in a polypeptide chain, how manypeptide bonds are there in the polypeptide chain?

b) T/F R groups affect peptide bond formation.

c)What is unique about the peptide bond and how does thischaracteristic affect the length of the bond?

d)What are the 3 Greek torsion angles and between what atoms arethey located?

e)What is the dominant peptide bond conformation and why is thisso? What amino acid exhibits the other conformation?

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Amino Acids.

Question 1, Part A.
Which amino acid will be the most soluble in water? Explain why.
A. Leucine
B. Proline
C. Lysine
D. Glutamate

Question 1, Part B.
During hydrolysis of an amino acid chain, what bonds are broken?
A. Disulfide bonds
B. Phosphodiester bonds
C. Ionic bonds
D. Peptide bonds

Question 1, Part C.
What factors allow a pool of 20 amino acids to produce thousands of unique proteins? Select all that apply.
A. Variation in length of amino acid backbone
B. Each protein is encoded by a distinct gene
C. Variations in the type of peptide bond
D. Variations in the glycosidic linkage
E. Variation in tertiary structure
F. Variations in which amino acids are used