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How many different pentapeptides can be constructed from
Chapter 25, Problem 25.61(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
How many different pentapeptides can be constructed from the 20 naturally occurring amino acids in Table 25.1?
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QUESTION:
How many different pentapeptides can be constructed from the 20 naturally occurring amino acids in Table 25.1?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
This exercise asks us to calculate the total number of different pentapeptides that can be constructed from the twenty naturally-occurring amino acids.
Recall that a pentapeptide consists of five amino acid residues. Choosing from a pool of twenty possible candidates, the math equates to:
possible pentapeptides = \(20^5\)
= 3,200,000