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Biomolecules — BIOLOGY STD 11 Science — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBIOLOGYBiomolecules1 Mark
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Define amino acids.
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Answer

Amino acids are organic compounds containing an amino group and an acidic group as substituents on the same carbon i.e., the $\alpha-$carbon. Hence, they are called $\alpha-$amino acids.

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