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nitrogen
Amino acids are made up of a carbon atom with four groups attached: an amino group, an acid group, a hydrogen atom, and an R group. The amino group is made up of one nitrogen atom with three hydrogen atoms attached to it.
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∙ 11y agoAn amino group (-NH2) consists of one nitrogen atom and two hydrogen atoms covalently bonded.
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Why is the R group in amino acids?
The R group in an amino acid are what make that amino acid unique.
What type of organic compound always includes a carboxyl group and an amino group?
An amino acid always has an amino group and a carboxyl group. The amine group of one amino acid is capable of forming a peptide bond with the carboxyl group of another amino acid.
In transamination the amino group of an amino acid is?
transferred to a keto acid
What is the process in which a amino group is combined with a keto acid to form an amino acid?
Transamination
Do all amino acid molcules contain a carboxyl group and a amino group?
Yes.
The amino group of an amino acid is based on which element?
nitrogin
Why is the R group in amino acids?
The R group in an amino acid are what make that amino acid unique.
What type of organic compound always includes a carboxyl group and an amino group?
An amino acid always has an amino group and a carboxyl group. The amine group of one amino acid is capable of forming a peptide bond with the carboxyl group of another amino acid.
Why is the R group in amino acids important?
The R group in an amino acid are what make that amino acid unique.
Why is glutamic acid an acidic amino acid and lysine a basic amino acid?
Glutamic acid has a carboxylic acid (COO-) group on the gamma carbon of the amino acid. The carboxylic acid group carries a negative charge and is considered acidic. Lysine has a amino group (NH3+) on the zeta carbon of the amino acid. The positively charged group on the terminal carbon atom makes it an basic amino acid.
True or False A peptide bond joins the amino group of one amino acid to the amino group of another amino acid?
Its false
What are the two groups of amino acid?
The functional groups of an amino acid are the amino group (-NH2) and the carboxyl group (-COOH).
In transamination the amino group of an amino acid is?
transferred to a keto acid
What group do amino acids always contain?
The amino acids are distinguished by the R groups which determines what amino acid it is.
Is there any amino acid having secondary amino group in its structure?
The amino acid proline is the only amino acid that has a secondary amine functional group. This is because proline is a cyclic amino acid that links the 3-carbon R-group back to the amine group, resulting in a secondary amine.
What is the chemical attraction between the acid group of one amino acid and the amino group of another amino acid can form?
the carboxylic acid group of a amino acid will give of an OH molecule while the amino group of the other will give of an H atom to form ah H2O molecule and while the carboxylic group or the C terminal connect to the amino group of the other giving you CONH as the peptide bond.
True or false An amino acid contains either an amino group or a carboxylic acid group?
the answer is true
