BCH 2333 Lecture Notes - Beta Turn, Histidine, Alpha Helix

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Draw the titration curve for a given amino acid. Appreciate that the nature of an amino acid side chain can affects its biochemical features, ex. Proteins are the active biomolecules that accomplish most of cellular work such as dna replication, dna transcription and synthesis and intracellular trafficking of vesicles. Amino acids constitute the building blocks for protein synthesis. Take-home message: the biochemical features of proteins are largely dictated by the nature of the side chains of their amino acid constituents. It is therefore important to discuss the features of amino acids and their side chains before undertaking the study of larger proteins. range of ph. Alpha-amino acids: molecules that contain a carbon containing a carboxylic acid and an amino group, as well as a side chain. Ampholyte: molecules that contain both acidic and basic groups and will exist mostly as zwitterions in a certain.

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