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How many amino acid sequences can be made from four amino acids?
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There are 20 common amino acids (pre-modification). In a set of any four, each one could be one of 20, meaning there are 204 possible combinations: 160,000.
If the question was meant to be "how many amino acids can be made from 4 triplet codons then the answer would still be exactly the same. Even though there are 4 bases, meaning there are 64 different codes possible, there are still only 20 amino acids available.
If the question was meant to be "how many amino acids can be made from 4 bases" you can only make one (which could be any of 20 different residues), as you need three bases to code one amino acid.
See the related question below for a listing of the types of amino acids.
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Which amino acid has a ring?
There are three and they are called aromatic amino acids: tryptophan phenylalanine tyrosine. Proline also contains a ring but is not an aromatic compound
Is amino acid the basic unit of life with respect to chemistry?
Well, there are technically four macromolecules essential to life...they are the lipids, nucleic acids, proteins, and carbohydrates. Amino acids correspond to the proteins, so yes, they are a basic unit of life. However, they are not the only basic unit, because there are others. See, life could not exist as we know it without amino acids, but couldn't with justamino acids as well.
Is aspartate bad for you?
No. Neither of the two forms of the amino acid aspartate are essential to humans, but are essential as a precursor for four essential amino acids produced by plants, one of which is lysine, without which humans would die.
What are the four basic units derived from food?
glucose, amino acids, glycerol, fatty acids.
What are the four substances in the blood filtered by the kidneys?
1. Water 2. Salts 3. Glucose 4. Urea 5. Amino acid 6. Some vitamins
What are the four broad categories of bimolecules?
carbohydrates, amino acids, nucleic acid, lipids
When the four DNA bases are combined in triplets different what of the protein are called for?
Amino Acids? I'm not positive but I'm working on the packet and have the same question.
How many molecules of water are formed when four amino acids join?
It would be four because there is one water molecule per each amino acid.
How many symbols are in the genetic code?
there are 64 codon for diffrent amino acids in human being and three amino acid codon for a specific amino acid eg AUG stand for methionin amino acids ADENINE URACIL GUANIN
How does changing the sequence of nitrogen bases affect the protein that is produced?
You have four nitrogenous bases. They are adenine, guanine, cytosine and thiamine. They can denote only four amino acids. In next step you can put the same four bases. Now you get 4 * 4 = 16 base sequences. You need total 22 such sequences to denote twenty amino acids and two for start and stop gene. So nature has to take the third base pair added to the sequence. Now that you have 4 * 4 * 4 = 64 sequences. They are enough to denote the 22 sequences that you need. So three such base sequences is called as codon. Now you have 64 such codons. Some of them may denote the same amino acid. Now by changing the base pair may lead to denoting the different amino acid. That will lead to changing the sequence of amino acid in protein molecule. By changing the single amino acid in the protein, you get different type of protein. It can lead to formation of antibody against that particular protein.
The 20 different amino acids found in polypeptides exhibit different chemical and physical properties because of different?
Amino acids exhibit different chemical and physical properties because of their R groups. An amino acid is asymmetric, meaning that it is a carbon bound to 4 different elements. Three out of the four are the same in every amino acid. These three are: an amino group, a Hydrogen, and a carboxyl group (otherwise known as an acid). Hence the name Amino Acid. The 4th grouping is called the R group, and it is different for every amino acid. This R group determines the shape of the amino acids and the shape determines function.
When the four DNA bases are combined in different three base sequences what's the difference of the protein?
Amino Acids? I'm not positive but I'm working on the packet and have the same question.
When the four DNA bases are combined in different three base sequences different what of protein are called for?
Amino Acids? I'm not positive but I'm working on the packet and have the same question.
Which amino acid has a ring?
There are three and they are called aromatic amino acids: tryptophan phenylalanine tyrosine. Proline also contains a ring but is not an aromatic compound
Interpret the genetic code to determine the amino acid coded for by the condon ccu?
The link below includes a table of codons and their respective amino acids. You can use this to determine the amino acid coded by any three nucleic acid bases. Read down, then across, then find the one you want from that block of four. In the case of CCU, the amino acid is proline.
What four items make a protein?
Four items that make a protein are carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen. These are the four items that make up an amino acid. Protein is made up of amino acids.
What are the four amino acids called?
There are actually 20 different amino acids, each one distinct in an R-group side chain. Did you mean what are the four parts of amino acids called? Because if so, they would be an amine (N) terminus (The NH2), carboxyl (C) terminus (The COOH), an H group of just a hydrogen atom, and an R group which is unique for each amino acid and identifies it from other amino acids. These four groups are bound to a central carbon atom. H O H\ / // N--C---C H/ \ \ R OH
