biochem - amino acids (side chains)

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Hint	Answer
vast majority of amino acids in proteins	L- amino acids
what unlikely amino acid type does male platypus venom contain	D- amino acid
what type of amino acids are found in the cell walls of bacteria	D - amino acids
what does an amino acid become when the primary amino group gains a hydrogen and the carboxyl group loses a hydrogen	zwitterion
a change in ....causes the previous occurrence	pH
what is the name of a short chain of amino acids with an unidentified length	oligopeptide
one or many peptides which often have a prosthetic group bound to the structure	protein
aliphatic side chains (A,G,I,L,V)	alanine, glycine, isoleucine, leucine, valine

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basic side chains (A,L)	arginine, lysine
aromatic side chains (H,P,Try,Tyr)	histidine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, tyrosine
true or false: histadine and tryosine are polar but phenylalanine and tryptophan are non polar	true
what are the two polar hydroxyl side chains (S,T)	serine threonine
what are the two non polar thiol side chains (C,M)	cysteine methionine
At ph 7.2 what do the two acidic side chains ( aspartic acid and glutamic acid) deprotonate to become	aspartate glutamate
what are the two amide side chains (A,G)	asparagine glutamine