Question

Two of these compounds fail to form Ruhemann’s complex and instead yield a yellow salt in the ninhydrin test. In one route to synthesize these compounds, a cyanide ion is added to an imine whose product is then hydrolyzed. A racemic mixture of these compounds was produced by shocking water, methane, hydrogen, (10[1])and ammonia in an example of their Strecker synthesis. Upon undergoing a condensation, these compounds lose (10[1])either a C or N-terminus to form residues. Disulfide bridges that form between some of these compounds’ (0[1]-5[1])side chains may be disrupted by denaturation. (10[1])For 10 points, name these (10[1])monomers of proteins. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: amino acids [prompt on proteins]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Geoffrey Wu (UG)Columbia ASwarthmore B5110
Lucas Shedlock (DII)PrincetonNYU A6710
Jasmine Bao (UG)Swarthmore ARowan840
Ivan Henneh (DII)RowanSwarthmore A84-5
Rio Lucenet (UG)NYU CColumbia B9110
Aiden Palermo (DII)RutgersNYU B9610
Elias Ziyadeh (DII)PennMaryland10010
WadeFordhamDelaware B10010

Summary

2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers)10/14/2023Y786%0%14%84.17