How are the basic building blocks in amino acids separated?

Answer 1

Amino acids are the basic building blocks. I think the question that is supposed to be asked is "How are the basic building blocks in proteins separated?".

Amino acids are the building blocks, monomers, of proteins, polymers. Any monomers in any nutrient are broken apart through hydrolysis reactions. In the process, a water molecule is split and an oxygen and a hydroxide "cap" the ends of the strand.

Answer 2

Amino acids can be separated using various techniques such as chromatography, electrophoresis, and precipitation methods. These methods exploit differences in properties such as size, charge, and solubility to separate the individual amino acids from each other. Once separated, the amino acids can be identified and quantified.