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A tetrapeptide has -COOH group on alanine. This produces glycine (Gly), valine (Val), phenyl alanine (Phe) and alanine (Ala), on complete hydrolysis. For this tetrapeptide, the number of possible sequences (primary structures) with -NH2 group attached to a chiral center is
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The correct answer is: 4




No. of possible sequences (primary structures) with -NH2 group attached to a chiral center is 4.
Since -COOH group is attached to alanine, one terminal of the tetrapeptide contains alanine. Thus, its position is fixed.
Glycine is achiral whereas valine and phenylalanine are chiral. Thus, -NH 2
group is attached to either valine or phenylalanine.
Thus following are the four possible combinations of the tetrapeptide.
H 2 NValGlyPheAlaCOOH
H 2 NValPheGlyAlaCOOH
H 2 NPheGlyValAlaCOOH
H 2 NPheValGlyAlaCOOH

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