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A chain of more than 50 amino acids is called a protein. Chains of amino acids in general can be called polypeptides - which refers to the type of bond between the amino acids (a peptide bond).
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What are the names for the monomers and polymers of nucleic acids?
monomer = amino acidpolymer = polypeptide (= polypeptide chain)A monomer is one unit in a chain of repeating units. Amino acids are assembled in cells into chains called polypeptides.A protein may consist of just one polypeptide, or more than one. For example, human growth hormone has only one chain, but hemoglobin has four.
Why might fatty acids amino acids and nucleic acids increase the hydrogen ions concentration of a solution?
they have more ions than oter acids
What are the product of protein hydrolysis?
The hydrolytic process breaks down inter-amino acid bonds of the protein, so that first polypeptides, then oligopeptides, and finally the constituent amino acids result. By hydrolysis a water molecule will be split into a hydrogen atom and an -OH group and these two units take the bindings that held the amino acids togeather in the first place so that the protein molecule is decomposed. Hydrolysis means "dissolving by water", but usually also some catalyst must be present for the reaction to occur, like an acid or base. A protein is a very long chains of amino acids which also is wrapped up in specific ways to produce a shape specific for the protein molecule. A polypeptide is a long chain of amino acids, but shorter than a protein. An oligopeptide is a chain of just a few amino acids.
Which type of macro molecule is made of amino acids?
Amino acids can form proteins. usually there will be more than two. The proteins can be folded if they are large enough.
What is the difference between polypeptide and protein?
First, it is important to know that all proteins are technically polypeptides, although in general scientists consider polypeptides molecules consisting of one strand of amino acids chemically bound to one another that have no special or unique properties. It would be very difficult or impossible to find a degreed and professional scientist who considers all polypeptides proteins. One difference between what is called a "polypeptide" and a "protein" is based on the number of amino acids each one contains. A chain of amino acids that contains relatively few amino acids compared to known proteins is a "polypeptide." The second most important distinction between how the two words are used is that scientists normally reserve the word "protein" for molecules consisting entirely or nearly entirely of amino acids that exhibit specialized physical or chemical properties, or both. For example, hemoglobin is considered a "protein" because it is specialized to carry the oxygen in our red blood cells. Keratin is another protein that serves as a structural material in our skin and is the material of which hair is made. On the other hand aspartame, the artificial sweetener, is a polypeptide since it only consists of three amino acids chemically bound to one another, thus it is too small to be called a protein. I can see how one might argue that it is a protein because it has a powerful sweet taste, however there are several other chemical compounds that are not sugars that also have a powerful sweet taste. (What would otherwise be the carboxylic acid end of aspartame has been changed to its methyl ester.)
What do you call a chain of 25 amino acids?
a chain of 25 amino acids can be called a peptide chain ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two or united amino acids form a *dipeptide* Three a *tripeptide* Ten or more a *polypeptide* More than 50 *protine* Therefore a chain of 25 amino acids is a polypeptide :D
What are the polymers in protein?
Proteins are polymers of amino acids. The monomer of proteins is amino acids. Chains of amino acids are polypeptides and are called proteins if there are more than 20 amino acids in the chain.
Is Oligopeptide a carbohydrate protein or lipid?
It is a short chain of amino acids. Theoretically, a protein is a much longer chain of amino acids that can be composed of more than one polypeptide chain.
What metabolic distinction is associated with branched chain amino acids as compared to other essential amino acids?
The branched amino acids is used by the organism in protein where the polypeptide chain should be branched, other than that i think they're more or less just involved in transamination reaction and aminoacid-biosynthesis
What are the names for the monomers and polymers of nucleic acids?
monomer = amino acidpolymer = polypeptide (= polypeptide chain)A monomer is one unit in a chain of repeating units. Amino acids are assembled in cells into chains called polypeptides.A protein may consist of just one polypeptide, or more than one. For example, human growth hormone has only one chain, but hemoglobin has four.
How many amino acids will be in the first amino acid in every growing polypeptide?
If a polypeptide contains 9 peptide bonds, how many amino acids does it contain?
Oligopeptides are a string of how many amino acids?
it consists of 10- 20 amino acids ....more than this is called polypeptides.....
When amino acids are stuck together by peptide bonds it becomes a?
a polypeptide chain when the chain is folded completely, it is a regularly functioning protein
What is a polymer that contains many different molecules of amino acids?
Even though there are some variants among biochemists, we can consider this: a chain or polymer consisted of 2 to 10 or 12 amino acids is called a peptide. A polymer formed by 12 to 20 or 25 amino acid chain is called a polypeptide. And a polymer of more than 20 or 25 amino acids is called a protein.
What is The Benefit Of Having More Nucleotide Combinations Than Amino Acids?
By having more codons to code a particular amino acids, it makes it easier to produce in the cell and need to be supplemented from food(essential amino acids are normally not synthesized in our cell).
Is it impossible for an amino acid to be specified by more than one codon?
No. On the contrary, most amino acids are specified by more than one codon. Click on the related link to see a table of amino acids and their codons from the Algorithmic Arts website.
Do proteins soluble in organic solvents other than water what are they?
proteins are polymer of amino acids. so if we want to know the characteristic of protein we must know the characteristic of amino acids. amino acids have two ends, head and tail. the head of the amino acids contains contain carboxyl group and amine group. the interaction between these two groups causes the amino acids to have zwitter ionic effect that leads to the polarity of amino acids (amino acids have charges). however, the tail of the amino acids contains a long chain of carbon that leads to the hydrophobicity of amino acids. the longer the tail the more non-polar it is. thus, the amino acid solubles in organic solvent. organic solvent are hexane, fats, alcohols, etc. but mostly, the proteins are polar. they dissolve in inorganic substances, i.e. water, caustic soda, and other inorganic liquids.
