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  • Question
  • The same peptide, Val-Lys-Glu-Met-Ser-Trp-Arg-Ala. was digested with chymotrypsin to produce


  • Options
  • A. Val-Lys + Glu-Met-Ser + Trp-Arg-Ala.
  • B. Val-Lys-Glu-Met-Ser-Trp + Arg-Ala.
  • C. Val-Lys-Glu-Met-Ser + Trp-Arg-Ala.
  • D. Val-Lys-Glu-Met + Ser-Trp-Arg-Ala.

  • Correct Answer
  • Val-Lys-Glu-Met-Ser-Trp + Arg-Ala. 


  • Structure and Properties of Peptides problems


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    • 1. In ?-pleated sheet structures neighbouring

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    • A. chains lie in a flat plane
    • B. neighboring residues are hydrogen bonded
    • C. neighboring chains are connected by a-helices
    • D. neighboring chains are hydrogen bonded
    • Discuss
    • 2. In the ?-pleated sheet

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    • A. hydrogen bonds are formed between the peptide bonds
    • B. adjacent polypeptide chains can either be parallel or antiparallel
    • C. the polypeptide chain is fully extended
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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    • A. Protein G contains both a-helix and P-sheet
    • B. Protein G contains only a-helix
    • C. Fatty acid binding protein contains largely P-sheet
    • D. Hemoglobin contains four sub-units
    • Discuss
    • 4. The oxygen binding curves of hemoglobin and myoglobin

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    • A. allow maximum transfer of oxygen to the tissues
    • B. are a consequence of the quaternary structure of hemoglobin
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. are identical
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following is an example of tertiary structure in a protein?

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    • A. A multimeric protein
    • B. An a-helix
    • C. A P-pleated sheet
    • D. A globular domain
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following statement is incorrect?

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    • A. Hemoglobin and myoglobin are the two oxygen binding proteins
    • B. Hemoglobin transports O2 in the blood
    • C. Myoglobin stores O2 in muscles
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. The peptide bond in proteins is

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    • A. planar, but rotates to three preferred dihedral angles
    • B. nonpolar, but rotates to three preferred dihedral angles
    • C. nonpolar, and fixed in a trans conformation
    • D. planar, and usually found in a trans conformation
    • Discuss
    • 8. The resonance structures that can be drawn for the peptide bond indicate that the peptide bond

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    • A. is stronger than an ordinary single bond
    • B. has partial double bond character
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. is still not completely understood
    • Discuss
    • 9. Hydrogen bonds in a-helices are

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    • A. more numerous than Vander Waals interactions
    • B. not present at Phe residues
    • C. analogous to the steps in a spiral staircase
    • D. roughly parallel to the helix axis
    • Discuss
    • 10. The peptide bond in proteins is

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    • A. only found between proline residues
    • B. usually cis unless proline is the next amino acid
    • C. usually trans unless proline is the next amino acid
    • D. is planar because of steric hinderance
    • Discuss


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