Question

In structure of amino acid,the "R" gruop represents what?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

In the structure shown at the top of the page, R represents a side chain specific to each amino acid. The carbon atom next to the carboxyl group (which is therefore numbered 2 in the carbon chain starting from that functional group) is called the α–carbon.

Answer 2

ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ sʜᴏᴡɴ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴘ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɢᴇ, ʀ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛs ᴀ sɪᴅᴇ ᴄʜᴀɪɴ sᴘᴇᴄɪғɪᴄ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴀᴍɪɴᴏ ᴀᴄɪᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏxʏʟ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ (ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ᴛʜᴇʀᴇғᴏʀᴇ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀᴇᴅ 2 ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ᴄʜᴀɪɴ sᴛᴀʀᴛɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ) ɪs ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ α–ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ.