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Biochemistry NEET Jan 2020 0ca57571

Replacing alanine by which amino acid, will increase UV absorbance of protein at 280 nm wavelength?

A
Tryptophan
B
Arginine
C
Guanine
D
Lysine
High-Yield Explanation
Aromatic side chains are responsible for the UV absorption of most proteins, which have absorption maxima between 275 nm and 285 nm Basically, this absorption of UV-light is because of conjugated double bonds present in the ring. Aromatic amino acids: Tryptophan Tyrosine Phenylalanine Absorption ismaximum for tryptophan. Since nearly all proteins contain aromatic amino acids, the amount of light absorbed at 280 nm by a protein is used as an indirect measure of protein concentration.

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