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Amino Acids and Polypeptides

Examine the diagrams and fill in the letter in each blank below. Some blanks have more than one letter answer.
Then answer the two questions below.

A B C D

H H O H H O H H O H H O
H N C C O H H N C C O H H N C C O H H N C C O H
H
H C H H C C H H C H H C H
C H H C H H C H C
O O H C H H C H C C
H H H C H C C
H N
.. H C
E F G O
H H O ________ 1. Amine group H
H N C C O H ________ 6. An amino acid with an acidic R group
________ 2. Carboxylic Acid Group

R H ________ 3. Central Carbon ________ 7. An amino acid with a basic R group

I ________ 4. Hydrogen ________ 8. An amino acid with a polar R group

________ 5. R group ________ 9. An amino acid with a nonpolar R group

H H O H H O H H O H H O H H O 10. Examine the polypeptide.on the left.

H N C C N C C N C C N C C N C C O H
- Circle all the R groups in blue
H
H C C H H C H H C H H C H H C H - Circle the N terminus with red

H H C H H C H C C C
- Circle the C terminus in green
H C H H C H O O O O C C
C C - Circle all of the peptide bonds in purple.
H H C H H H
H N+ H C 11. Use the space provided below to draw a
O reaction between two amino acids to
H
form a dipeptide.
H
13. What is this reaction called?

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14. Name one function of proteins

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(C) Bethany Lau 2016