DP Chemistry (last assessment 2024)
Question 18M.3.sl.TZ1.6c.i
| Date | May 2018 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 18M.3.sl.TZ1.6c.i |
| Level | sl | Paper | 3 | Time zone | TZ1 |
| Command term | State | Question number | c.i | Adapted from | N/A |
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18M.3.sl.TZ1.6c.i
Insulin was the first protein to be sequenced. It was determined that the end of one chain had the primary structure Phe–Val–Asn–Gln.
Paper chromatography can be used to identify the amino acids in insulin.
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State the name of the process used to break down the insulin protein into its constituent amino acids.
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Markscheme
hydrolysis
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