Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Life at the Molecular Level 5th Edition

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1118918401
ISBN 13: 978-1-11891-840-1

Chapter 4 - Amino Acids - Exercises - Page 96: 30

Answer

See Table 4-1 in book for picture Answer: (2S,3S)-Isoleucine

Work Step by Step

1. Find the chiral center (a carbon with 4 different groups attached) 2. Order the groups in order of priority (H is lowest priority) 3. Determine if the direction of high priority to low priority around the chiral carbon is clockwise or counterclockwise Clockwise = R Counterclockwise = S Use this, with the placement of the chiral centers, to name
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