Amino acids
Peptides
Proteins
,Chemical structure and
characteristics of amino
acids
,GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AMINO ACIDS
• The monomers or building blocks of proteins are known as amino acids.
• The basic units of proteins are -amino acids.
, All standard amino acids except glycine have an
asymmetric -carbon.
Since the amino group in amino acids is attached to
the -carbon, all amino acids are called -amino acids
.
Peptides
Proteins
,Chemical structure and
characteristics of amino
acids
,GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AMINO ACIDS
• The monomers or building blocks of proteins are known as amino acids.
• The basic units of proteins are -amino acids.
, All standard amino acids except glycine have an
asymmetric -carbon.
Since the amino group in amino acids is attached to
the -carbon, all amino acids are called -amino acids
.
