Ace the Test
Amino acid - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Building blocks of proteins.
Amino group + Carboxylic acid + R group = Amino acid
Nitrogen with at least
one Hydrogen attached
Can be NH2 or NH3+
Carbon that sits
, between amino
and carboxyl.
Hydrogen "hat"
Carbon with two
attached oxygens
Can be COOH or COO-
Amino Acid Structure - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Consist of a Backbone side chain/R
group
Carboxyl group: Carbon with two attached oxygens
Can be COOH or COO-
Amino Group: Nitrogen with at least one Hydrogen attached Can be NH2 or
NH3+
Alfa Carbon (a carbon): Carbon that sits between amino
and carboxyl Hydrogen "hat"