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Polar amino acid

polar amino acid

An alpha-amino acid in which the functional group attached to the alpha-carbon (i.e., R in RCH(NH2)COOH) has hydrophilic properties; e.g., serine, cysteine, homocysteine.


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Re: Any SOLID arguments against evolution?

... than it is, you haven't taken into account polar bonds(of which there are a lot in hemoglobin ... believe referring to dipole-dipole bonds. Most amino acids are made of hydrogen bonds, with one end being acid ...

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by AFJ
Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:23 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Any SOLID arguments against evolution?
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Re: Any SOLID arguments against evolution?

... if you took the single atoms out of their amino acid arrangements, they could bond a vast number of ways, ... much more than it is, you haven't taken into account polar bonds(of which there are a lot in hemoglobin due to ...

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by futurezoologist
Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:35 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Any SOLID arguments against evolution?
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I just want to make sure that my hw problems are correct.thk

... C Which of the following is an example of an amino acid with a nonpolar (hydrophobic) R group a. glutamic acid b. isoleucine c. serine ...

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by maya786
Tue Sep 16, 2008 2:22 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I just want to make sure that my hw problems are correct.thk
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Multiple choice questions

1. a. C is wrong, as the amino acid sequence is not affected by hydrophobic interactions. ... don't think it is a. Both b and c seem correct to me, as polar aminos like to sit near water and hydrophobic aminos ...

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by MrMistery
Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:48 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Multiple choice questions
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Multiple choice questions

... b) just to the orientation of polar amino acids c) to the proteins primarystructure d) after every possible ...

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by Luna
Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:48 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Multiple choice questions
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