BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

AMINO ACIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Select the amino acid group which contains “Aromatic” side chain
A
Methionine & Pheylalanine
B
Tryptophan & Glutamate
C
Pheylalanine & Tryptophan
D
Lysine & Hisidine
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Tyrosine is the only one of the aromatic amino acids with an ionizable side chain.

Detailed explanation-2: -Role in structure: Being hydrophobic, Phenylalanine prefers to be buried in protein hydrophobic cores. The aromatic side chain can also mean that Phenyalanine is involved in stacking interactions with other aromatic side-chains.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are four different aromatic amino acids in proteins: tryptophan, phenylalanine, tyrosine, and histidine (Fig. 1). The NMR properties of the aromatic side chains differ significantly from aliphatic side chains.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tyrosine, phenylalanine and tryptophan are the three aromatic amino acids (AAA) involved in protein synthesis.

Detailed explanation-5: -. It can be viewed as a benzyl group substituted for the methyl group of alanine, or a phenyl group in place of a terminal hydrogen of alanine. This essential amino acid is classified as neutral, and nonpolar because of the inert and hydrophobic nature of the benzyl side chain.

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