JEE Advanced2011ChemistryBiomoleculesActual
A decapeptide (molecular weight 796) on complete hydrolysis gives glycine (molecular weight 75), alanine and phenylalanine. Glycine contributes 47.0 % to the total weight of the hydrolysed products. The number of glycine units present in the decapeptide is
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Step-by-step solution
A decapeptide has nine peptide (amide) linkage as Therefore, no hydrolysis, it will absorb nine water molecules. Hence, total mass of hydrolysis product =796+18 9=958 mass of glycine in hydrolysis product = 958 47 100 =450 number of glycine molecule in one molecule of decapeptide = 450 75 =6