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tRNA
08-23-2008, 05:35 AM
do we have to memorize the 20 amino acids and their structure, which ones are basic, acidic, polar, nonpolar? I didn't take Biochem so I don't know if this is necessary for the DAT or not, please reply

keliao
08-23-2008, 06:07 PM
glycine (the only achiral), Cys (disulfide bond) are the imp ones in structures.

doc3232
08-23-2008, 07:21 PM
glycine (the only achiral), Cys (disulfide bond) are the imp ones in structures.

You might need to know how amino acids can interact (like Hydrogen bonding) or what is chiral and is not, but you don't need to know any of the amino acids.