Lecture Organic chemistry: Chapter 24 - L. G. Wade, Jr.

This chapter introduce to amino acids, peptides, and proteins. In this chapter, students will be able to: Name amino acids and peptides, and draw the structures from their names. Explain why the naturally occurring amino acids are called L-amino acids; identify which amino acids are acidic, which are basic, and which are neutral; show how to synthesize amino acids from simpler compounds, and show how to combine amino acids in the proper sequence to synthesize a peptide.