Ch. 26 - Amino Acids, Peptides, and ProteinsWorksheetSee all chapters
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Ch. 1 - A Review of General Chemistry
Ch. 2 - Molecular Representations
Ch. 3 - Acids and Bases
Ch. 4 - Alkanes and Cycloalkanes
Ch. 5 - Chirality
Ch. 6 - Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Ch. 7 - Substitution Reactions
Ch. 8 - Elimination Reactions
Ch. 9 - Alkenes and Alkynes
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Ch. 14 - Synthetic Techniques
Ch. 15 - Analytical Techniques: IR, NMR, Mass Spect
Ch. 16 - Conjugated Systems
Ch. 17 - Aromaticity
Ch. 18 - Reactions of Aromatics: EAS and Beyond
Ch. 19 - Aldehydes and Ketones: Nucleophilic Addition
Ch. 20 - Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: NAS
Ch. 21 - Enolate Chemistry: Reactions at the Alpha-Carbon
Ch. 22 - Condensation Chemistry
Ch. 23 - Amines
Ch. 24 - Carbohydrates
Ch. 25 - Phenols
Ch. 26 - Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins

Amino Acid Nomenclature

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Sections
Proteins and Amino Acids
L and D Amino Acids
Polar Amino Acids
Amino Acid Chart
Acid-Base Properties of Amino Acids
Isoelectric Point
Additional Practice
Amino Acid Nomenclature
Additional Practice

Solution: An amino acid is drawn below.ldentify the amino acid.                                  • Arginine                                  • Lysine                                  • Proline                  

Problem

An amino acid is drawn below.

ldentify the amino acid. 

                                 • Arginine 

                                 • Lysine 

                                 • Proline 

                                 • Histidine 

ldentify the three-letter abbreviation 

                                 • Pro

                                 • His 

                                 • Arg

                                 • Lys

ldentify the one-letter symbol  

                                 • K

                                 • R

                                 • H

                                 • L

Solution

Amino acid is Lysine (K) with a three letter abbreviation K

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An amino acid is drawn below.ldentify the amino ac...