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I'm unsure what your question means, but if I interpreted correctly, the codes on the amino acid table are codons. So they are the codes that would be found on the mRNA. If you are looking up an amino acid on the table, just use the one it says under the codon you want to translate. For example, if the codon is AUG, the amino acid is just methionine. No need to do anything more.

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Is acetic acid an amino acid?

No, acetic acid is not an amino acid. Acetic acid is a simple organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. Amino acids, on the other hand, are the building blocks of proteins and contain an amino group and a carboxyl group.


How can one calculate the pi value of an amino acid?

To calculate the pI (isoelectric point) of an amino acid, you can use the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation. This equation takes into account the pKa values of the amino and carboxyl groups in the amino acid. By finding the average of the pKa values, you can determine the pI value.


How does deamination help in producing energy?

Deamination is a process in which the amino group is removed from an amino acid in the liver, resulting in the formation of ammonia and a keto acid. The ammonia produced is converted into urea and excreted in urine, while the keto acid can enter the citric acid cycle to produce energy through oxidative phosphorylation. By deaminating amino acids, the body can use their carbon skeletons for energy production without needing to oxidize the nitrogen-containing amino group.


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.


How can one calculate the pi of amino acids?

To calculate the pI (isoelectric point) of amino acids, you can use their pKa values. The pI is the pH at which an amino acid carries no net charge. For amino acids with acidic and basic groups, the pI is the average of the pKa values of the ionizable groups. You can use a formula or online tools to calculate the pI of amino acids.

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What the code for a particular amino acid is made possible by three bases using the element?

The code for a particular amino acid is made possible by three bases using the genetic code. Each set of three bases, called a codon, encodes for a specific amino acid. The genetic code is universal, meaning most organisms use the same codon table to translate the genetic information into proteins.


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.


How do you use amino acid in a sentence?

there is amino acid in your stomach.


A part of an mRNA has the sequence CAU Use the table below to figure out which amino acid is coded for by CAU then use the table to figure out which change to this sequence would indicate a silent?

AGG-Apex


How can one determine the amino acid sequence from mRNA?

To determine the amino acid sequence from mRNA, one can use the genetic code to translate the sequence of nucleotides in the mRNA into a sequence of amino acids. Each set of three nucleotides, called a codon, corresponds to a specific amino acid. By reading the mRNA sequence in groups of three nucleotides and matching them to the genetic code, one can determine the corresponding amino acid sequence.


What amino acid is coded for by this sequence before the mutation?

The amino acid coded for by the original sequence can be determined based on the codon table. The sequence is comprised of sets of three nucleotides that correspond to specific amino acids, so you would need to convert the sequence into codons and then use the table to identify the amino acid coded for by those codons.


What does it mean to say that the genetic code is triplet?

Prior to understanding the details of transcription and translation, geneticists predicted that DNA could encode amino acids only if a code of at least three nucleotides was used. The logic is that the nucleotide code must be able to specify the placement of 20 amino acids. Since there are only four nucleotides, a code of single nucleotides would only represent four amino acids, such that A, C, G and U could be translated to encode amino acids. A doublet code could code for 16 amino acids (4 x 4). A triplet code could make a genetic code for 64 different combinations (4 X 4 X 4) genetic code and provide plenty of information in the DNA molecule to specify the placement of all 20 amino acids. When experiments were performed to crack the genetic code it was found to be a code that was triplet. These three letter codes of nucleotides (AUG, AAA, etc.) are called codons. The genetic code only needed to be cracked once because it is universal (with some rare exceptions). That means all organisms use the same codons to specify the placement of each of the 20 amino acids in protein formation. A codon table can therefore be constructed and any coding region of nucleotides read to determine the amino acid sequence of the protein encoded. A look at the genetic code in the codon table below reveals that the code is redundant meaning many of the amino acids can be coded by four or six possible codons. The amino acid sequence of proteins from all types of organisms is usually determined by sequencing the gene that encodes the protein and then reading the genetic code from the DNA sequence.


Do genes use amino acids?

No, they code for amino acids (in sequence).


Is acetic acid an amino acid?

No, acetic acid is not an amino acid. Acetic acid is a simple organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. Amino acids, on the other hand, are the building blocks of proteins and contain an amino group and a carboxyl group.


What types of amino acid screening tests are performed?

Two types of amino acid screening tests are used together to diagnose amino acid disorders.Blood plasma screening.Urine test.Both these tests use thin layer chromatography to separate the amino acids present.


Do you use the codon or anticodon to find the amino acid during protein synthesis?

During protein synthesis, the anticodon is used to find the amino acid.


What do you use to find amino acid name codon or anticodon?

To find the amino acid name, you use the codon, which is a three-nucleotide sequence in mRNA that corresponds to a specific amino acid. The codon is read by the ribosome during translation. The anticodon, on the other hand, is a complementary three-nucleotide sequence found on tRNA that pairs with the codon to ensure the correct amino acid is added to the growing polypeptide chain. Thus, you primarily refer to the codon to identify the amino acid.