Peptides!
Today we learned how to couple two amino acids to make a peptide. Although complicated on the surface, note that it is possible to make a peptide of any length by repeating the steps over (and over and over and over.....). The basic concepts are that it is necessary to protect various nitrogens and carboxylic acid fragments, then activate other sites. All of this is covered pretty well on the podcast that you can download from the link at right or by subscribing to the feeds on iTunes, as mentioned in the previous post. This finished our coverage of material that is on the next exam, to be given on November 29.Have a great Thanksgiving!
posted by DCChem @ 10:35 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home