Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321809246
ISBN 13: 978-0-32180-924-7

Chapter 21 - Sections 21.1-21.7 - Exercises - Conceptual Problems - Page 1033: 90

Answer

You can form 24 tetrapeptides from 4 different amino acids.

Work Step by Step

If you have 4 amino acids you can arrange them in 4! (which means "4 factorial") ways in order to do a tetrapeptide, as a tetrapeptide has to be made of 4 amino acids. And 4! = 4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1 = 24
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