Biochemistry I
Fall 1995
Quiz 1
September 8, 1995
Please send your answers to me via e-mail: Koni@chem.csustan.edu. Answers that are mailed after 5:00 today will not be accepted.
(6 points) 1. Name three types of non covalent interactions that are present in biomolecules. List them in order of increasing strength, (i.e.: weakest to strongest), and briefly describe them.
(4 points) 2. Why is the solvation of non polar molecules by water energetically unfavorable.