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Phenylalanine is an amino acid abbreviated Phe or simply F. The formula for Phe is C6H5CH2CH(NH2)COOH. Phenylalanine is a compound that is found in the artificial sweetener named Aspartame. Consuming it can cause a condition known to the medical field as excitotoxicity, where neurons in the brain are damaged and/or die from artificial overstimulation. The neurotoxin Phenylalanine, neurotoxin meaning brain poison in layman's terms, is suspected of causing conditions such as ADHD and other behavioral problems.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 15y agoThere isn't one specific formula of an amino acid. There are 20 different amino acids and they are separated into four general groups: nonpolar (an aromatic), polar uncharged, polar ionizable (or charged) and special chemical groups. However, the most common structure of an amino acid is: a central carbon atom which has an amino group (represented as -NH2), a carboxyl group (-COOH), a hydrogen atom (H) and a functional group (simply represented as R). The 20 amino acids differ in the R or functional group.
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∙ 11y agoThe formula for alanine is HOCCH(NH)CH
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∙ 12y agoYes. It has alpha amino group, alpha carboxylic group, a hydrogen and a side chain methyl group all bonded to a central alpha carbon.
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∙ 13y agoNh2ch(ch3)cooh
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∙ 12y agoglycylalanine
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∙ 15y agoC3H7NO2
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What is the property of alanine that helps it explain its reaction to water?
The amino acid alanine is non-polar, it has a neutral charge, not positive or negative, and it is hydrophobic.
What are two examples of amino acids?
glycine
How many total amino acids are needed by a human?
There are twenty amino acids used by humans of which eight are essential amino acids the body can not synthesize and must ingest in food. Alanine is an example of an essential amino acid.
Suppose part of an amino acid sequence of a protein changed from tyrosine proline glycine alanine to tyrosine histidine glycine alanine this change was most likely caused by a point mutation called?
substitution
What is the chemical name for amino acid?
The word "amino acid" has to my knowledge no chemical name. However below are the names of the twenty different amino acids: Glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, methionine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, proline, serine, threonine, cysteine, tyrosine, asparagine, glutamine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, lysine, arginine and histidine
What is Alanine?
An alanine is a nonessential amino acid found in most animal proteins, or a specific residue, molecule, or isomer of this amino acid.
Is cytosine an amino acid?
No. Alanine is an amino acid and cytosine is a nitrogenous base.
What makes up the polypeptide alanine?
Alanine is not a polypeptide. It's an amino acid.
Which amino acid have one carbon?
alanine
What is the property of alanine that helps it explain its reaction to water?
The amino acid alanine is non-polar, it has a neutral charge, not positive or negative, and it is hydrophobic.
What are four names of an amino acid?
Alanine Glycine Phenyl alanine Argenine Histidine Tyrosine
What is the amino acid sequence of gcgatatcg?
Alanine, Isoleusine, Serine
A stands for which amino acid?
A is an abbreviation for alanine (but also accepted Ala).
How many elements in alanine?
There are different elements in Alanine amino acid) the elements are Carbon,Hydrogen,Oxygen, and Nitrogen. Alanine is a compound by the way! Hope it will help you:]
What amino acid has a methyl group as its R group?
Alanine
What is an example of an amino acid -?
- Glycine - Alanine - Isoleucine - Threonine - Tyrosine - Tryptophan - Phenylalanine - Cysteine - Methionine - Aspartic Acid - Glutamic Acid - Arginine - Histidine - Asparagine - Glutamine
What are the five amino acid families in amino acid biosynthesis?
serine -pyruvate alanine Glutamine Proline
