what are amino acid write general structure of amino acid
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Amino acids are molecules used to build proteins. All amino acids have a central carbon atom surrounded by a hydrogen atom, a carboxyl group (COOH), an amino group (NH2), and an R-group. It is the R-group or side chain that differs between the 20 amino acids.
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Amino acids : These are compounds containing carboxylic acid and amino groups. Almost all amino acids obtained from proteins are amino acids i.e., amino group is linked to the carbon atom having carboxyl group attached to it.
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