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  4. If the molecular mass of an amino acid is 150 daltons, the molecular mass of a tripeptide will be

Q. If the molecular mass of an amino acid is 150 daltons, the molecular mass of a tripeptide will be

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Solution:

Tripeptide is formed by the condensation of three amino acids with the loss of two water molecules. The molecular mass of two water molecules is 18x2=36. Therefore, tripeptide mass will be (150x3)-36=414.