After Conquering the Last Canary Island in 1496, the Spanish

question 61

Multiple Choice

After conquering the last Canary Island in 1496, the Spanish devoted the land to the cultivation of

• A) corn.
• B) rice.
• C) sugar.
• D) tobacco.

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Definitions:

Bradykinin

A peptide that causes blood vessels to dilate (enlarge), resulting in a drop in blood pressure and increased pain sensitivity.

Nonapeptide

A peptide consisting of nine amino acid residues.

Edman Degradation

A method of sequencing amino acids in a peptide by stepwise removal of one amino acid at a time from the amino end of the peptide.

Benzyl Chloroformate

An organic compound used as a reagent in the synthesis of peptides, characterized by the presence of a benzyl group attached to chloroformate.