Amino Acid Starter Kit

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 Analysis

  1. What will happen to the hydrophobic amino acids when a protein folds?  Hydrophilic amino acids?  Amino acids with a positive charge?  Negative charge?  What type of bond will form between two cysteines?amino-acid-starter-magnet-circle-filled.jpg
  2. Is the 3-D shape of the protein dependent upon the location of the amino acids in the polypeptide chain?

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