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A short peptide on complete hydrolysis produces 3 moles of glycine (G), two moles of leucine (L) and two moles of valine (V) per mole of peptide. The number of peptide linkages in it are .
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Correct answer: 6
- Identify the total number of amino acid residues
The peptide gives on complete hydrolysis:
- moles of glycine
- moles of leucine
- moles of valine
So, total amino acid units in one molecule of peptide are:
Thus, the peptide contains 7 amino acid residues.
- Relation between amino acids and peptide linkages
If a peptide contains amino acid residues in a single chain, then the number of peptide bonds (linkages) is:
Here, , so
- Final answer
The number of peptide linkages is:
- Comparison with stored correct answer
Stored correct answer =
Our derived answer =
Hence, the answer agrees with the stored correct answer.
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