Chapter 29: Q2. (page 1156)
What form exists at the isoelectric point of each of the following amino acids: (a) valine; (b)leucine; (c)proline; (d) glutamic acid.
Short Answer
(a)
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Chapter 29: Q2. (page 1156)
What form exists at the isoelectric point of each of the following amino acids: (a) valine; (b)leucine; (c)proline; (d) glutamic acid.
(a)
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a. Ser and Tyr
b. Val and Leu
c. two Phe residues
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