Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Proteins

Proteins — practice question

The diagram illustrates the amino acids arranged in a polypeptide. An enzyme speeds up the hydrolysis of any peptide bond linking a non-polar amino acid with any polar amino acid. How many small peptides and single amino acids are produced by this enzyme?

  • Asmall peptides 6; single amino acids 1
  • Bsmall peptides 8; single amino acids 1
  • Csmall peptides 12; single amino acids 3
  • Dsmall peptides 13; single amino acids 4

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