by Candace Scott | Jun 29, 2020 | 1A: Structure and Function of Proteins and their Constituent Amino Acids
Topics discussed in this article: What is pI vs. pH? What happens at the isoelectric point? How do you find the net charge of an amino acid? How do you calculate the pI of an amino acid with two pKa values? How do you calculate the pI of an amino acid with three pKa...
by Candace Scott | Jun 28, 2020 | 1A: Structure and Function of Proteins and their Constituent Amino Acids
Topics discussed in this article: How does cysteine form disulfide bonds? What are peptides and polypeptides? What is peptide bond formation? Why do peptide bonds have partial double bond character? What is the N terminus and C terminal of a polypeptide? How do you...
by Candace Scott | Jun 17, 2020 | 1A: Structure and Function of Proteins and their Constituent Amino Acids
Topics discussed in this article: What importance is the primary structure of a protein? How do you calculate how many different primary structures a protein can have? What are the two main types of secondary structure in proteins? Where do hydrogen bonds form in an...
by Candace Scott | Jun 10, 2020 | 1A: Structure and Function of Proteins and their Constituent Amino Acids
Topics discussed in this article: What are the 20 different amino acids? What is amino acid structure? Which amino acids have chiral centers? Do humans use L or D amino acids? Are L amino acids R or S? Which amino acids are optically active? Why do amino acids exist...
