Chemistry 332 - Spring 1996
Elements of Organic Chemistry II
Quiz, Chapter 16 - Lipids and Nucleic Acids
Take-Home Quiz
Due Thursday, May 30, 1996, 4:30 pm (at the start of class)
Your Name ____________________________________________
1. (3 points) Write a structure for the monoglyceride obtained from oleic
acid, where the ester is linked at C-1 of glycerol. Write a complete IUPAC
name for this compound. Illustrate the reaction that would occur when this
compound is hydrogenated.
2. (3 points) Write a clear picture of the normal hydrogen-bonding pattern
in A-T. An alternative pattern is possible using the adenine N in the 5-membered
ring rather than the 6-membered ring. Write the hydrogen-bonding pattern
for this possibility.
3. (4 points) Identify a base sequence that would code for the tripeptide
TrpMetGly. Include the stop codon. Indicate what the base sequence would
be for:
a) the original DNA
b) the complementary DNA that is transcribed by m-RNA
c) m-RNA
d) each of the t-RNAs