Questions from Organic Chemistry

Q: What are the two most common types of secondary structure?

What are the two most common types of secondary structure?

Q: Describe the forces that maintain the two types of secondary structure:

Describe the forces that maintain the two types of secondary structure: a-helix and b-pleated sheet.

Q: What is the relationship between the structure of fibrous proteins and their

What is the relationship between the structure of fibrous proteins and their functions?

Q: Compare a parallel b-pleated sheet to an antiparallel b-

Compare a parallel b-pleated sheet to an antiparallel b-pleated sheet.

Q: What is a Haworth projection?

What is a Haworth projection?

Q: What is the role of cystine in maintaining protein structure?

What is the role of cystine in maintaining protein structure?

Q: a. Calculate the boiling temperature of 1.50 m urea

a. Calculate the boiling temperature of 1.50 m urea, N2H4CO. Urea is a covalent compound. b. Calculate the boiling temperature of 1.50 m LiBr, an ionic compound.

Q: Why is the amino acid proline often found in the random coil

Why is the amino acid proline often found in the random coil hinge regions of the tertiary structure?

Q: Write a complete equation for the acid hydrolysis of butyl acetate.

Write a complete equation for the acid hydrolysis of butyl acetate. Write the IUPAC name for each of the organic reactants and products.

Q: What weak interactions are responsible for maintaining quaternary protein structure?

What weak interactions are responsible for maintaining quaternary protein structure?