Biochemistry - Structure and Properties of Amino Acids - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Structure and Properties of Amino Acids - Section 1 (Q.No. 8)
8.
Which amino acids would most likely reside in the membrane-anchoring domain of a membrane embedded protein?
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Maria Ashraf said:
6 months ago
Option A is a Non-polar amino acids. Right?
Avinash said:
6 years ago
Membrane is hydrophobic in nature. This is due to hydrophobic proteins and hydrophobic proteins made by hydrophobic amino acids.
Christine said:
7 years ago
Membrane-embedded proteins must be hydrophobic. So we need to choose which option of amino acids have hydrophobic are chains.
And charged are groups would disrupt membrane stability. We need to choose unchanged amino acids.
And charged are groups would disrupt membrane stability. We need to choose unchanged amino acids.
Angela said:
7 years ago
Please explain more.
CLIFF OYOH OMOLLO said:
9 years ago
The hydrophobic R groups Of alanine, leucine, Isoleucine and the aromatic are groups OF phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan typically occur primarily In The interior of cytosolic protein.
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