Sanger's reagent, DNFB, is known to react with phenolic,
imidazole, and free amino groups. With this...
Sanger's reagent, DNFB, is known to react with phenolic,
imidazole, and free amino groups. With this in mind, would it be
possible to determine the N and C terminals of a dipeptide composed
of tyrosine and lysine?
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Sanger’s reagent is 1-fluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (FDNB) is known
to react with phenolic, imidazole, and free amino groups to yield
the corresponding, colored dinitrophenyl (DNP) compounds.
The N-amino group on all amino acids, including lysine, and the
hydroxy group on tyrosine, react to form DNP derivatives. If this
DNP derivative of dipeptide is hydrolyzed in acid and extracted
with ether, all uncharged entities will be extracted into the ether
phase while all polar components will remain in the aqueous phase.
Thus, the nonpolar N-terminal DNP-amino acids and diDNP-amino acids
(from N-terminal lysine, tyrosine) will be removed into the ether
phase because their carboxyl groups are protonated (i.e.,
uncharged).
Once the N-terminal DNP-amino acid derivatives are separated
from those DNP-amino acid derivatives that are not the N-terminus
amino acid, the DNP-derivatives and free amino acids may be
identified by chromatographic techniques.
1-An unknown sample does not react with Jones' reagent, does not
react with Benedict's reagent, forms a precipitate when
dinitrophenylhydrazine is added to it, but does not form a yellow
precipitate after performing the iodoform test. The unknown is
Select one:
a. Benzaldehyde
b. Ethanol
c. 3-pentanone
d. Acetone
e. Hexanal
f. Glucose
2- An unknown is either glucose or hexane. Which of these tests
could you use to decide ?
a. Jones' test
b. Benedict's test
c. DNP test...
Silver ions are known to react with the sulfhydryl groups of
proteins and therefore and inhibit the action of certain enzymes.
In one reaction, 0.0075 g of AgNO3 is needed to completely
inactivate a 5-mL enzyme solution. Estimate the molar mass of the
enzyme. Explain why the molar mass obtained represents the minimum
value. The concentration of the enzyme solution is such that 1 mL
of the solution contains 75 mg of the enzyme. Assume there is a 1:1
binding...
From the choices provided below, list the reagent(s) in order that will react with 3- pentanone to form 2,3-pentanediol. (List your answer as a letter (single-step transformation), or series of letters (multi-step transformation in the order the reagents are used, with no commas separating them. No more than four steps are required for this synthesis.)
During the metabolism of amino acids,
amino groups are often switched from one organic compound to
another through a process called transamination. The following are
two examples of transamination reactions with their corresponding
free energy changes:
glutamate + pyruvate --->
α-ketoglutarate +
alanine
∆Go' = - 1.00 kJ/mol
glutamate + oxaloacetate --->
α-ketoglutarate + aspartate
∆Go' = - 4.81 kJ/mol
Answer the following questions
about transamination.
a. Using the two equations given
above, write an equation for the net formation...
3. Describe the two major routes by which the amino groups are
removed from amino acids: transamination, oxidative deamination.
Describe the role played by pyridoxal phosphate, glutamate,
α–ketoglutarate, and glutamate dehydrogenase in these
processes.
All amino acids have two ionizable functional groups: an α-amino
group (average pKa of 9.4) and an α-carboxylic acid group (average
pKa of 2.2). Arginine also has an ionizable side chain (R group)
with a pKa of ~12.5. One of the possible ionization states of
arginine is shown below.
At what pH would the above structure be the predominant
ionization state? Note: Consider the ionization state of all three
of the functional groups.
The protonated form of the R group...
The amino acid leucine has two titratable groups, the α-amino,
pKa 9.6 and the α-carboxyl, pKa 2.4. Calculate the ratio of acidic
and basic forms and express them as [A]/[HA] ratio or [B]/[BH] of
the titrating group at the following pH values: α-carboxyl @ 1.4,
1.9, 2.4, 2.9, 3.4; α-amino @ 8.1, 8.6, 9.1, 9.6, 10.1. Plot pH vs.
[B]/[BH] for each group, on the same graph. Compare similarities or
disparities in the titration of each group.