You Are Trying to Make a Synthetic Copy of a Particular

question 55

Essay

You are trying to make a synthetic copy of a particular protein but accidentally join the amino acids together in exactly the reverse order.One of your classmates says the two proteins must be identical, and bets you $20 that your synthetic protein will have exactly the same biological activity as the original.After having read this chapter, you have no hesitation in staking your $20 that it will not.What particular feature of a polypeptide chain makes you sure your $20 is safe and that the project must be restarted?

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