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No, amino acids would not serve as a negative control for the Sudan IV test, which is designed to detect lipids. A negative control should ideally consist of a substance that does not contain the target compound; in this case, a non-lipid substance like water or a carbohydrate would be more appropriate. Using amino acids could introduce variability since they may not interfere with the test but also do not represent a true negative.
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At Ph 10 what charge would Zwitterion ion have?
it would depend on amino acid in question. pH above amino acid pI, zwitterion will carry net negative (-) charge. at pH below pI, zwitterion will carry net positive (+) charge. depending on the amino acid, some have more than one acidic or basic functional group. such functional groups can make the amino acid vary in net charge from 2- to 2+ if not more.
Is lysine considered a positive or negative amino acid?
Lysine is considered a positive amino acid.
The isoelectric point of an amino acid is?
The isoelectric point of an amino acid is the pH at which the amino acid carries no net charge. It is the pH at which the amino acid exists in its zwitterionic form, with equal numbers of positive and negative charges.
Essential amino acid Can be synthesized if?
Yes, essential amino acids can be synthesized.
What carries amino acids?
All Cells carry, contain and control all sorts of proteins that are comprised completely from Amino acids.
How many amino acids would be in a protein that is coded by a DNA strand ninety-nine nucleotides long?
If all the nucleotides are protein coding with no control sequences, then 33. Each amino acid is coded for by 3 nucleotide bases. 99 divided by 3 = 33.
How does DNA control the order amino acids are put together to form a protein?
The triplet decides where one amino acid is to be put into the Protein. In other works, it ' it codes ' for an amino acid.
What Cells carry amino acids?
All Cells carry, contain and control all sorts of proteins that are comprised completely from Amino acids.
Why are amino acids referred to as a polypeptide?
Polypeptides are short chains of amino acids, they have no functionality as a protein (long amino acid) would have.
A carbon skeleton is covalently bonded to both an amino group and a carboxyl group. When placed in water it?
When placed in water, the carbon skeleton with an amino group and a carboxyl group will act as an amino acid. The carboxyl group will donate a proton and become negatively charged, while the amino group will accept a proton and become positively charged, resulting in a zwitterion with both positive and negative charges on the molecule.
Is Ninhydrin used to test for the presence of lipids?
No, Ninhydrin is not used to test for the presence of lipids. Ninhydrin is commonly used to detect the presence of amino acids or proteins by producing a purple color when in contact with them. Lipids are usually tested using methods like the Sudan Red test or the paper towel test.
What type of building blocks would you use to construct a protein?
Amino acids
