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Amino acids are ampholytes because they exhibit both acidic and basic properties. The basic properties being due to the -NH2 group, and its acidic properties being due to its -COOH group.
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WHat molecule is the monomer used to build protein?
amino acids
When 2 amino acids link together what bond is formed?
carboxyl group of one molecule of amino acid and amino group of the other molecule of amino acid by releasing a molecule of water.
Where exactly does an amino acid link to a tRNA molecule?
All tRNAs have an amino acid (or acceptor) stem - which is the 3' end and is composed of CCA. The amino acid stem is where the link between the tRNA and the amino acid occurs.
What molecule is made from the amino acid code?
Protein molecules
What is Alanine?
An alanine is a nonessential amino acid found in most animal proteins, or a specific residue, molecule, or isomer of this amino acid.
What are the amphoteric properties of proteins?
Amphoteric properties of proteins due to the presence of free carboxylic and free amino groups at the end of protein it can react with acids and bases. In acidic medium protein carries positive charges at amino group and in alkaline medium it carries negative charges at carboxylic group.
What is an organic molecule that contains a carboxxl and an amino group and that makes up proteins a protein monomer?
an amino acid
What is amphoteric amino acids?
Amino acids are said to be amphoteric because they both have a basic group (amine: NH2/NH3+) and an acid group (carboxylic acid The word is used to describe a chemical compound that may behave either as an acid or a base depending on the environment. As examples, zinc oxides and hydroxides behave as acids in alkaline solutions and bases in acidic solutions. Amino acids are amphoteric organic acids that contain the amine group, -NH2 and the carboxylic acid group -COOH. Amine groups are basic ( you could say they are a modified form of the ammonia molecule) and carboxylic acid groups are, let's see, acid. As an example of the amphoteric nature of an amino acid, we can look at Glycine, which is chemically, the simplest of the amino acids. Glycine has the formula H2NCH2COOH (C2H5NO2). In this case, Glycine has the amine group -NH2 (H2N) that is basic in nature on one section of the molecule, and the carboxylate group( -COOH) that is acidic in nature on another section. Both these groups are attached to the same carbon atom. COOH/COO-)
What are amphoteric metals?
Amphoteric is a chemical entity (ion or molecule) which can react as an acid but also as a base. Compounds of beryllium, tin, aluminium, lead, zinc have amphoteric hydroxides and oxides.
What molecule is broken down into amino acids?
The protein molecule is composed of amino acid subunits.
Molecule that carries amino acids to the ribosomes for incorporation into a protein?
The molecule that carries amino acids to the ribosome is transfer ribonucleic acid, or tRNA. Each tRNA molecule is specific to the amino acid it carries.
What are the two functional groups of amino acid?
Amino acids are of different types e.g. acidic,basic,neutral, imino ,and sulpher containing etc but all types of amino acids possess two functional groups. These functional groups are amino group and carboxylicgroup. An amino group is chemically NH2 , it is a basic group. Other functional group is carboxylic group which is chemically COOH , it is acidic in nature, Functional group is part of molecule that gives it ,its specific chemical characters.Presence of these groups makes amino acid amphoteric.
Explain amino fatty acid in the body?
Amino acids are the building blocks of a protein. Fatty acid is involved in formation of fats. Fatty acid and glycerol are two things that makes up a fat molecule.
What molecule in the atmosphere is nitrogen found in?
In amino acid and nucleic acid
What molecule is nitrogen in?
It's found in amino acid and nucleic acid
WHat molecule is the monomer used to build protein?
amino acids
Are amino acid and glycerol small molecule?
yes
