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Two functional groups are found in all amino acids. These functional groups are the amino group (-NH2) and the carboxyl group (-COOH). The hydrogen atom of the carboxyl group can be broken off quite easily; this gives amino acids their acidic properties.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoYou have your amine group and carboxyl group to either side of the carbon (these are the fx groupd that bind together to form peptide bonds in proteins.
on the perpendicular bonds, you have a single hydrogen on one, and an R group (the part that defines the amino acid) on the other
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∙ 9y agoAmino acids are acids because they always possess a carboxyl group.
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∙ 13y agoAmino acids contain two functional groups:
Amino group: NH2
Carboxyl group: COOH
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∙ 12y agoAmino group and Carboxyl group.
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∙ 11y agocarboxyl and amino functional groups
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The functional group ALWAYS found in the following pair of monomeric organic molecules fatty acids and amino acids?
Carboxyl group
What end arrangement of atoms is present in amino acids that was also present in fatty acids?
hydrogen and amino acids.
Amino acids contain two common functional groups an amino group and an?
carboxylic acid
How are proteins constructed from amino acids?
Like most of the other biological macromolecules, proteins are formed from the linkage of monomers called amino acids.
Is fatty acids a lipid?
Most lipids are composed of some sort of fatty acid arrangement. The fatty acids are Fatty acids are composed of a chain of methylene groups with a Carboxyl functional group at one end.
Amino acids are acids because they possess which functional group?
Amino acids are acids because they always possess a carboxyl group.
What functional group are always found in amino acids?
an amino and a carboxyl group
What is ALWAYS present in proteins and nucleic acids but is not usually present in lipids or carbohydrates?
Nitrogen
The functional group ALWAYS found in the following pair of monomeric organic molecules fatty acids and amino acids?
Carboxyl group
Functional groups present in a molecule?
AlkanesAlkenesAlkynesHaloalkanesAlcoholsKetonesAldehydeCarbonatesCarboxylic acidsEthersEstersThese are some examples of functional groups of organic compounds.
What is the functional group present in triglyceride molecule?
The actual triglyceride doesn't have any functional groups. They have all been used during the making of the triglyceride. There used to be 3 hydroxyl functional groups on the glycerol backbone, and 3 carboxylic acid functional groups (1 each on the three fatty acids). However, after the fatty acids react (become esterified) with the alcoholic groups on glycerol, there are no more functional groups in the triglyceride.
What is the difference between acids and carboxylic acids?
Carboxylic acids are a type of acids which also has a -COOH functional group.
What is the functional group present in waxes?
im pretty sure its lipids Correction^^^^: I pretty sure lipids are molecules that consists as waxes as well as fatty acids, Ester is a functional group that contains waxes
Proteins contain what kind of acids?
All proteins are made up of amino acids joined together by peptide bonds. An amino acid has a carboxylic acid functional group and an amine group. Some of the amino acids (such as aspartic acid and glutamic acid) has an extra carboxylic acid functional group in its side chain.
What functional are found in alcohols organic acids and organic bases?
This functional group is -OH.
How does formaldehyde kill bacteria?
By attachment to nucleic acids and the functional groups of amino acids.
Is carbon present in fatty acids or amino acids?
Yes. Carbon is present in fatty acids (carboxylic acids) as well as in amino acids.
