CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceChemistry9. Amines1 Mark
MCQ
Compounds containing both amino and $-COOH$ groups are known as
A
Diamines
B
Unknown
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Amino acids
D
Enzymes
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Answer
Correct option: C.
Amino acids
c An amino acid contains both an amino group, - $NH 2$, and a carboxylic acid group,$-COOH$, in the same molecule. As with all acids the carbon chain is numbered so that the carbon in the - $COOH$ group is counted as number $1.$
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