Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBIOLOGYBiomolecules2 Marks
Question
Amino acids are substituted methanes. Justify why are they called a-amino acids?
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Answer
Amino acids are substituted methanes because they contain four substituent groups, hydrogen, carboxyl group, amino group and a variable group (R), these substituents are present on the a-carbon and hence, are called a-amino acids.
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