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Three nucleotides on an mRNA which codes for a specific amino acid is called a codon.
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How many amino acids does a codon contain?
One amino acid per codon!
How many bases would DNA molecule have to molecule to code an enzymes of 150 amino acids?
To code for a protein of 150 amino acids, the DNA molecule would need approximately 450 base pairs. This is because each amino acid is encoded by a sequence of three nucleotides called a codon. So, 150 amino acids would require 150 codons, which translates to 450 base pairs.
What are those amino acids that are not essentials?
These are known as non-essential amino acids because they can be produced by the organism. As for which amino acids are essential and non-essential varies per organism. Many bacteria can synthesize all amino acids and therefore all are non-essential.
Is creatine a compound from amino acids?
No, not really. It is an acid, and it does contain an amino group, but it is not generally considered an amino acid per se. The amino acids we generally speak of are alpha amino acids, and creatine is NOT one of those. When you ask if it is "from amino acids", then the answer would be YES. It is made in the body from several amino acids, such as methionine, glycine and arginine.
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 much sulfuric acid is produced per year worldwide?
4 tonnes
What is the approximate molecular weight of a protein with 682 amino acid residues in a single polypeptide chain?
Haha wait are you in Amherst College biochemistry? What are the odds that 682 showed up on another college's problem set? Use 110 g/mol per amino acid (already corrected for the loss of water in amino acid condensation during formation of the protein) and multiply.
Why are there 20 amino acids in a protein?
There are 64 DNA codons (possible sequences of the 3-letter nucleotide bases A - adenine, T - thymine, which is replaced by U - uracil in RNA, C - cytosine and G - guanine) but only 20 possible amino acids because of the possibility of mutations that would replace one nucleotide base with another. For example, both AAA and AAG code for the production of lysine. This means that if a codon sequence was originally AAA and a mutation or an error in copying the DNA strand placed guanine in place of the final adenine, lysine would still be coded for. Though there are many possible errors that would cause an incorrect amino acid to be produced - for example, if cytosine was in place of the final adenine, asparagine would be coded for - having more than one codon per amino acid reduces the chances of a wrong amino acid being produced.
How many nucleotides are involved in synthesis of a protein that contains 1013 amino acids?
When we exclude the start and termination codon sequences, this leaves 1013 amino acids multiplied by 3 nucleotides per amino acid = 3039 nucleotides, or 1013 codons.
How many ATP are produced in kerbs citric system?
2 ATP per glucose molecule is produced in the Krebs cycle (citric acid cycle)
How many CO2 are produced during the transition reaction and the citric acid cycle per glucose molecule?
Two Co2 molecules are produced per citric acid cycle. Since the citric acid cycle occurs twice with every molecule of glucose metabolized, a total of 4 C02 molecules are produces for every glucose molecule
How many different amino acids are know to be incorporated into ptotein?
The central dogma of biology is turning DNA to proteins. The proteins job (function) Is given when the amino acids are passed to it. There's only one Amino acid per protein. BTW the proteins main job is to transport.
