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What are amino acids?
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Amino acids are the building blocks of the molecular structure of the important and very complex class of bio-molecules known as proteins. The proteins on hydrolysis gives mixtures of the component amino acids.
As the name suggests, amino acids are bifunctional compounds containing both amino $\left( NH _2\right)$ and carboxylic acid $( COOH )$ group. They are represented by the general formula. where $R =$ alkyl, aryl or any other group.
General Structure of an $\alpha$-amino acid
As the name suggests, amino acids are bifunctional compounds containing both amino $\left( NH _2\right)$ and carboxylic acid $( COOH )$ group. They are represented by the general formula. where $R =$ alkyl, aryl or any other group.
General Structure of an $\alpha$-amino acid
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