Question

From a mixture of biomolecules how would you separate amino acids from fatty acids

Answer 1

The main difference between amino acids and fatty acids is that the amino acids are the building blocks of proteins whereas the three fatty acids bound to a glycerol and form a triglyceride, which is the main constituent of fat.Amino acids and fatty acids are two types of building blocks of macromolecules of the body.

If you string amno acids together (COOH group on one bonding to NH2 group on another with the removal of water) you get a protein. A fatty acid is R-COOH. The R will have only carbon and hydrogen in it. It may be saturated (all single bonds) or not.