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A tetrapeptide has 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 group attached to a chiral center is
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No. of possible sequences (primary structures) with group attached to a chiral center is 4.
Since 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,
group is attached to either valine or phenylalanine.
Thus following are the four possible combinations of the tetrapeptide.
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