Organic Chemistry (9th Edition)
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Although tryptophan contains a heterocyclic
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Although tryptophan contains a heterocyclic amine, it is considered a neutral aminoacid. Explain why the indole nitrogen of tryptophan is more weakly basic than one ofthe imidazole nitrogens of histidine.
Lanthionine is a nonstandard amino acid consisting of two alanine residues linked via their β carbon atoms by a thioether (—S—) linkage. Draw the structure of lanthionine.
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