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| This is a self-test
designed to gauge your ability to: |
| 1. |
Recognize all 20 standard amino acids and identify them
by their three-letter and one-letter abbreviations; |
| 2. |
Distinguish
between the varying acid/base properties of the
ionizing groups of different amino acids; |
| 3. |
Recognize the
distinguishing chemical and physical
properties of the side chains of different amino acids; |
| 4. |
Recognize nonstandard amino acids; |
| 5. |
Distinguish
between the
stereoisomers of amino acids. |
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For some questions, a structure will appear in the upper right
window. Standard amino acids can be brought into the upper right window by clicking
on their single letter abbreviations. When you think you know the answer to the
question, click on the appropriate selection button 
in this window and then
note the message appearing in the lower right window. |
