I was wondering if chemists can make polypeptides in a laboratory. Is it possible to make a polypeptide?
2007-01-24 04:15:44 · 2 answers · asked by Daphne 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
A polypeptide is a string of amino acids. They are connected by dehydration synthesis.(removal of a water) You can mae them in a lab. It is not hard. With an amino acid having an amino end (organic base)and an acid end, they tend to connect easily by squeezing out a water.
2007-01-24 04:27:43 · answer #1 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any long chian of many amino acids joined together by peptide bonds is called as poly peptide sequences.All proteins are polypeptides.Yes it can be made in lab conditions, but it requires lot of skills and sterile conditions to get the intended pureform of pepetide we need.
2007-01-24 12:24:32 · answer #2 · answered by Hemanth K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋