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Biochemistry C785 WGU module 2
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, amino group - CORRECT ANS:Consists of hydorgen and nitrogen atoms (-NH3+)



carboxyl group - CORRECT ANS:A -COOH group, found in organic acids.



R group - CORRECT ANS:a functional group that defines a particular amino acid that makes it a specific
protein (20 amino acids) aka side chain



alpha carbon - CORRECT ANS:the central carbon atom of each amino acid



amino acid backbone - CORRECT ANS:The structure comprised of the amino group, carboxyl group with
a central alpha carbon atom.



Hydrophobic - CORRECT ANS:non polar, afraid of water



polar - CORRECT ANS:Amino acid Molecule with partial charges. Mixes with water.



charged - CORRECT ANS:Amino acid has a positive or negative charge



Polypeptide - CORRECT ANS:A single protein chain formed by amino acids bonded together



peptide bond - CORRECT ANS:The chemical bond that forms between the carboxyl group of one amino
acid and the amino group of another amino acid by dehydration ( In which a water molecule is removed,
C-N bond)



Hydrolysis - CORRECT ANS:Peptide bonds can be broken by this...A chemical process that splits a
molecule by adding water. ( this happened frequently in the stomach when proteins begin to bee
digested into their amino acids)

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