I want to know everything about ACID HYDROLYSIS
Would you please refer me a LINK which describe this method completely?
I want to know how is it and what happened for proteins,polysaccharides and... in this process
Actually I want to know what happen in below process and why we saw NH3 in it
" we hydrolyzed a protein by Acid hydrolysis and there we found Lys,His,Asp,2*Glu,Ala,Pro,Val,Tyr and NH3"
Either as I have to take part in second level of biology Olympiad in my country
It is necessary for me to know everything about Acid Hydrolysis and its effects on all of proteins, Polysaccharides, DNA and RNA.
Please help me with these, I really need that.
Thanks a lot.

I don't have a link, but if you have access to an organic chemistry textbook or a biochemistry textbook, it'll have detailed info. College level books... you can also find some at the library.

In a college level organic chem text... the idea behind hydrolysis is usually introduced in the carboxylic acid derivative chapter... look for hydrolysis of amides. Amide bonds are the connections between amino acids, so this reaction is also usually discussed in the amino acid chapter, if there is one.

Carbohydtates are polymers of sugars, which are polyhydroxyl alcohols and ketone/aldehydes. Again, the chemistry might be found in the aldehyde/ketone chapter, but its not at clear here... you should again look for a carbohydrate chapter.

Dna and rna are polymers of nitrogenous bases and sugars, linked by phosphate diester bonds. Again, the chemistry is usually presented in the ester (carboxylic acid derivative) chapter, but can be confusing. Again look to see if the text has a section on dna, rna.

Organic texts lay the foundation for the chemistry, but many classes and some books leave the application to be taught in later courses like biochemistry or cell biology.

I cannot remember, and am not familiar with hs level text to tell you whether the info would be there.

You might simply wish to start with a biochem book...

OR..... now heres a thought that might help you... go to a bookstore or library and look for an MCAT prep book. It prepares students for the medical college admission test.

This book will have a summary of these reactions in the review sections. I'm not saying to buy the book, but to look at the section that covers the hydrolysis of biological polymers. This might be the clearest way to see the answers and details without getting bogged down in the more challenging texts.

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