MCAT Question A Day - 4/25/14 - Answer!
Basic hydrolysis of the dipeptide Ala-Gly:
The correct answer is (C). Hydrolysis breaks the amide linkage to form the amino acid residues alanine and glycine. Because the acids are in basic solution, their dibasic form predominates.
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