Comparison of Glycine and Arginine

3D Structural Comparison of Glycine and Arginine

Glycine

Arginine

Look at the amino acid backbone of glycine?

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Look at amino acid backbone of arginine.

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Which atoms are in the side chain of glycine?

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Which atoms are in the side chain of arginine?

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See glycine as it appears with its electron clouds shown as halos of dots.

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See arginine as it appears with its electron clouds shown as halos of dots.

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Looking at these two diagrams, do you see any additional differences between glycine and arginine that might alter the wild-type structure of the g subunit of the Na⁺/K⁺ ATPase?

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