Biochemistry : Amino Acids Quiz

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*Theme/Title:	Amino Acids
* Description/Instructions
Amino Acids are organic molecules that have both an amino group (-NH2) and a carboxyl group (-COOH). There are 20 different amino acids commonly found in living things, and humans can produce 10 of them. The other ten must come from food. Amino acids combine to form amides that release water via condensation. Peptides are amino acid combinations in which the amino groups on one are united with a carboxyl group of another. The amide bond that joins two amino acids is called a peptide bond. A chain of 10 or more peptides is called a polypeptide, and a chain of 50 or more peptides is called a protein. Below is the list of the 20 amino acids and their abbreviations. Alanine—Ala Arginine—Arg Asparagine—Asn Aspartic acid—Asp Cysteine—Cys Glutamic acid—Glu Glutamine—Gln Glycine—Gly Histindine—His Isoleucine—Ile Leucine—Leu Lysine—Lys Methionine—Met Phenylalanine—Phe Proline—Pro Serine—Ser Threonine—Thr Tryptophan—Trp Tyrosine—Tyr Valine—Val For the following quiz, review the above summary to assist you in answering the question. Select the best choice from the given answers.
Group:	Chemistry Chemistry Quizzes
Topic:	Biochemistry

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