Build Your Own Amino Acid - Interactive Learning Experience
Explore the world of amino acids through an interactive activity. Build and label your own amino acid, understand the components, and learn how they join to form proteins. Dive into thought-provoking questions about peptide bonds and protein structure.
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Building an Amino Acid Amino acids are small molecules that link together to form long protein chains. 1. Study the chemical structure below. 2. Drag and connect the amino acid components on the right to build your own single amino acid. 3. Answer the question below and move to the next slide. In your own words describe and name the molecule you just modeled.
Label Your Amino Acid Now that you have constructed an amino acid, let s add some labels. 1. Use the elements below to name the parts of the amino acid on the right. 2. Answer the question below and move to the next slide. There are 20 different amino acids that make up proteins. What makes one amino acid different from the other 19?
Joining Amino Acids Amino acids link together to build long protein chains. 1. Click on the white box below to play an animation of two amino acids joining, resulting in a peptide bond and a single water molecule. 2. Drag the pieces to the right to demonstrate this process. 3. Answer the question below and then move to the next slide. Describe the process in which two amino acids are joined to create a dipeptide.
Thought Questions What macromolecular machine catalyzes the formation of a peptide bond? How many amino acids do you think might make up an average-sized protein?
