There are 20 naturally occurring amino acids. The maximum number of tr...
Naturally occurring amino acids are 20. Hence, number of possible tripeptides
= 203 = 8000
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There are 20 naturally occurring amino acids. The maximum number of tr...
Maximum number of tripeptides from 20 amino acids
To find the maximum number of tripeptides that can be obtained, we need to use the formula n^3, where n is the number of amino acids. Since there are 20 naturally occurring amino acids, we can calculate the maximum number of tripeptides as follows:
- n = 20
- n^3 = 20^3 = 8000
Therefore, the correct answer is option C, 8000. This means that there are 8000 possible combinations of three amino acids that can form a tripeptide.
Explanation:
- Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, and they can be combined in different sequences to form different proteins.
- A tripeptide is a molecule composed of three amino acids linked together by peptide bonds.
- There are 20 naturally occurring amino acids, which means that there are 20 different types of amino acids that can be used to form a tripeptide.
- To calculate the maximum number of tripeptides that can be formed, we need to use the formula n^3, where n is the number of amino acids.
- When we substitute n = 20 into the formula, we get 20^3 = 8000, which is the maximum number of tripeptides that can be obtained.
- This means that there are 8000 possible combinations of three amino acids that can form a tripeptide.