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Translate the following amino acid sequence into one-letter code:
Glu-Leu-Val-Ile-Ser-Ile-Ser-Leu-Ile-Val-Ile-Asn-Gly-Ile-Asn-Leu-Ala-SerVal-Glu-Gly-Ala-Ser.
In each of the following pairs of amino acids, identify which amino
acid would be most soluble in water:
(a) Ala, Leu;
(b) Tyr, Phe;
(c) Ser, His;
(d) Trp, Ala.
Examine the following four amino acids (A–D):
What are their names, three-letter abbreviations, and one-letter
symbols?
http://www.chem.wisc.edu/deptfiles/genchem/netorial/modules/biomolecules/modules/protei
n1/prot14.htm
What are their names, three-letter abbreviations, and one-letter
symbols?
Which are associated with the following characteristics?
(a) Hydrophobic side chain ______________
(b) Basic side chain ______________
(c) Three ionizable groups ______________
(d) pKa of approximately 10 in proteins (pKa R) ______________