Concept explainers
(a)
To determine: The basic and non-basic nitrogen atoms of the histidine heterocycle.
Interpretation: The basic and non-basic nitrogen atoms of the histidine heterocycle are to be predicted.
Concept introduction: An amino acid that consists of
(b)
To determine: The reason corresponding to the fact that the protonated form of histidine is a particularly stable cation with help of resonance forms.
Interpretation: The reason corresponding to the fact that the protonated form of histidine is a particularly stable cation with help of resonance forms are to be predicted.
Concept introduction: An amino acid that consists of
(c)
To determine: The structures of histidine that shows histidine accepts a proton on the basic nitrogen of the heterocycle and then get deprotonated on the other heterocyclic nitrogen and the explanation regarding the fact that the histidine might function as a pipeline to transfer protons between sites within an enzyme and its substrate.
Interpretation: The structures of histidine that shows histidine accepts a proton on the basic nitrogen of the heterocycle and then get deprotonated on the other heterocyclic nitrogen are to be shown and the explanation regarding the fact that histidine might function as a pipeline to transfer protons between sites within an enzyme and its substrate is to be stated.
Concept introduction: An amino acid that consists of
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