Question 1
What type of amino acids has polar side chains that are attracted to water?
◦ nonpolar
◦ hydrocarbon
◦ hydrophobic
◦ aromatic
◦ hydrophilic
Question 2
Consider the R groups of the following amino acids:
cysteine: | -CH2SH; | alanine: | -CH3; | serine: | -CH2OH |
The name for the dipeptide shown below is ________.
NH
2
H -

- NH

HCOOH
◦ alanylserine
◦ alanylcysteine
◦ serylcysteine
◦ serinealanine
◦ serylalanine