Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Protein synthesis

Protein synthesis — practice question

During translation, a polypeptide is assembled as amino acids are joined onto an enlarging amino-acid chain. Fig. 1.1 shows part of a growing amino-acid chain together with the amino acid cysteine.
(a(i))[3]

Complete Fig. 1.1 by showing how the bond between cysteine and the growing amino-acid chain forms during translation.

(a(ii))[1]

State the name of the covalent bond formed when cysteine is added to the growing amino-acid chain.

(a(iii))[1]

State the organelle in which the reaction shown in Fig. 1.1 occurs.

(b(i))[2]

Describe the secondary structure of the protein shown in Fig. 1.2.

(b(ii))[2]

Explain why the protein shown in Fig. 1.2 has tertiary structure, but not quaternary structure.

(b(iii))[3]

An analysis of the amino acid composition of the protein in Fig. 1.2 showed that it contains no cysteine residues. Explain how the three-dimensional structure of the protein shown in Fig. 1.2 is held in place.

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