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Total number of C=O groups presents in tripeptide aspartate, glutamate and lysine.


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Aspartate:

  • Aspartates are utilized to improve athletic performance as well as to promote the absorption of the minerals they are mixed with.
  • When administered intravenously by a medical expert, several forms are used to lessen the hepatic encephalopathy (brain damage brought on by liver cirrhosis).
  • Structure of Aspartate:

Glutamate:

  • Neurotransmitters include glutamate.
  • "Chemical messengers" are neurotransmitters.
  • They are responsible for communicating amongst the brain's neurons, which are nerve cells.
  • Glutamate is the most prevalent excitatory neurotransmitter in your brain.
  • Structure of Glutamate:

Lysine:

  • Lysine is an α-amino acid.
  • Because it is an essential amino acid, humans are unable to manufacture it.
  • It has the codons AAA and AAG. As are histidine, arginine, and lysine.
  • Structure of lysine:

Tripeptide- Aspartate-Glutamate-Lysine:

  • The total number of C=O present in the above structure is 5.

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