Purchase Solution

Drawing Structures of Tetrapeptides

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

How to draw the structure of this tetrapeptide:

Ala-Ser-Tyr-Thr

What type of bonding between amino acid residues is most important in holding a protein and polypeptide in a specific secondary configuration?

Purchase this Solution

Solution Summary

This solution explains structures of tetrapeptide and describes bonding between amino acids.

Solution Preview

Since alanine is listed first, this one must be the N-terminal. That means that it will expose its free NH2 group. Since threonine is listed last, it is the C-terminal. That means that it will have its COOH group free and exposed. We know this because primary structure of proteins are always listed with the N-term first.

The other piece of information we need is ...

Purchase this Solution


Free BrainMass Quizzes
General Chemistry - Classification of Matter

This test will assess your knowledge on the classification of matter which includes elements, compounds and mixtures.

Functional groups in Organic Chemistry

You will be tested on the names of functional groups in Organic Chemistry. It is very important to know the functional groups to understand Organic reactions.

Thermochemistry

The quiz helps in revising basic concepts about thermochemistry.

Match Elements with their Symbols

Elements are provided: choose the matching one- or two-letter symbol for each element.