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Basically a dipeptide is two molecules of an amino acid. It looks like two joined amino acids. A regular amino acid contains a carboxyl group, an amino group and a variable group
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Is thymine an amino acid?
No, it is NOT, although it is often claimed to be. It is a sulfonic acid, but NOT an amino acid. Why not, you may ask? This is due to the scientific definition of how an amino acid has to be composed: Amino acids are defined as organic acids with an amino group (-NH2) and a carboxy group (-COOH) attached to a chain of carbon atoms of varying length. A look a the structural formula of taurine shows that this is clearly not the case: The hydroxy group (-OH) as well as the doubly bonded oxygen are attached to a sulfur atom and not to a carbon atom.
How do you draw an amino acid?
It is impossible to draw nicely in this text editor, so you'll have to look at the 'Related links' , there is the drawing of the pricipal structure and a picture of all, 20, alpha-amino acids.
What does sulfuric acid look like?
Pure sulfuric acid is a clear liquid.
What does citric acid look like?
looks like salt
What does the general structure of an amino acid look like?
Amino acids are biologically important organic compounds composed of amine (-NH2) and carboxylic acid (-COOH) functional groups, along with a side-chain specific to each amino acid.The key elements of an amino acid are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, though other elements are found in the side-chains of certain amino acids.About 500 amino acids are known and can be classified in many ways. Structurally they can be classified according to the functional groups' locations as alpha- (α-), beta- (β-), gamma- (γ-) or delta- (δ-) amino acids; other categories relate to polarity, pH level, and side chain group type (aliphatic, acyclic, aromatic, containing hydroxyl or sulfur, etc.)In the form of proteins, amino acids comprise the second largest component (after water) of human muscles, cells and other tissues.
How might one missing nucleotide or the insertion of one additional nucleotide in a DNA strand alter the formation of the translated protein?
Deletion of just one nucleotide in a protein-coding part of a gene will cause a "frameshift mutation." Since the nucleotides are read in groups of three (codons) along the gene, the groupings will change and the protein that results is likely to be completely different.
Is thymine an amino acid?
No, it is NOT, although it is often claimed to be. It is a sulfonic acid, but NOT an amino acid. Why not, you may ask? This is due to the scientific definition of how an amino acid has to be composed: Amino acids are defined as organic acids with an amino group (-NH2) and a carboxy group (-COOH) attached to a chain of carbon atoms of varying length. A look a the structural formula of taurine shows that this is clearly not the case: The hydroxy group (-OH) as well as the doubly bonded oxygen are attached to a sulfur atom and not to a carbon atom.
What is different about amino acids and glucose?
Glucose is a simple sugar, with the formula C6H12O6, whilst an amino acid is formed with peptide bonds, larger amino acids are often known as proteins. Look at any food packet to see the difference.
How do you draw an amino acid?
It is impossible to draw nicely in this text editor, so you'll have to look at the 'Related links' , there is the drawing of the pricipal structure and a picture of all, 20, alpha-amino acids.
What is the building block in an amino acid?
Amino acids run on one thing and one thing only. they are built with the Delta-Sauce series. you see look the flowing churning sauce in a nice large pot. That is the answer!
A series of three base units in the DNA codes for?
Three base units of DNA are called a Codon. A series of codons code for a protein.
What does sulfuric acid look like?
Pure sulfuric acid is a clear liquid.
What does citric acid look like?
looks like salt
What does car battery acid look like?
why don't you have a look for yourself
What does the general structure of an amino acid look like?
Amino acids are biologically important organic compounds composed of amine (-NH2) and carboxylic acid (-COOH) functional groups, along with a side-chain specific to each amino acid.The key elements of an amino acid are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, though other elements are found in the side-chains of certain amino acids.About 500 amino acids are known and can be classified in many ways. Structurally they can be classified according to the functional groups' locations as alpha- (α-), beta- (β-), gamma- (γ-) or delta- (δ-) amino acids; other categories relate to polarity, pH level, and side chain group type (aliphatic, acyclic, aromatic, containing hydroxyl or sulfur, etc.)In the form of proteins, amino acids comprise the second largest component (after water) of human muscles, cells and other tissues.
What element isn't present in lipids or carbohydrates but is in proteins?
Nitrogen. Look at the structure of a peptide bond which connects each amino acid together. That is where the nitrogen is located
What does HNO3 look like?
Look at the nitric acid on Wikipedia.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitric_acid
