Chapter 29: Q62. (page 1196)
Write out the steps for the synthesis of each peptide using the Merrifield method:
- Ala-Leu-Phe-Phe; (b) Phe-Gly-Ala-Ile.
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Chapter 29: Q62. (page 1196)
Write out the steps for the synthesis of each peptide using the Merrifield method:

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The fibroin proteins found in silk fibers consist of large regions of β-pleated sheets stacked one on top of another. (a) Explain why having a glycine at every other residue allows the β-pleated sheets to stack on top of each other. (b) Why are silk fibers insoluble in water?
a.(S)-Penicillamine, an amino acid that does not occur in proteins, is used as a copper chelating agent to treat Wilson’s disease, an inherited defect in copper metabolism.
(R)-Penicillamine is toxic, sometimes causing blindness. Draw the structures of (R) and (S)-penicillamine.
b. What disulfide is formed from oxidation of L-penicillamine?
Give the amino acid sequence of an octapeptide that contains the amino acids Tyr, Ala, Leu (2 equiv), Cys, Gly, Glu and Val, and forms the following fragments when partially hydrolyzed with HCl: Val-Cys-Gly-Glu, Ala-Leu-Tyr, and Tyr-Leu-Val-Cys.
Question:With reference to the following peptide:
(a) Identify the N-terminal and C-terminal amino acids.
(b) Name the peptide using one-letter abbreviations.
(c) Label all the amide bonds in the peptide backbone.

Consider two molecules of a tetrapeptide composed of only alanine residues. Draw the hydrogen bonding interactions that result when these two peptides adopt a parallel β-pleated sheet arrangement. Answer this same question for the antiparallel β-pleated sheet arrangement.
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