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write the zweeter ionic form of amino acids

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Answered by sameeransari1440
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Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins in living cells. They are compounds that contain an amino group and a carboxyl group. Twenty different amino acids are found in proteins. They share the structure shown here, where R represents one of the 20 possible side chains on an amino acid.

General structure of an amino acid

amino_acid_structure

At neutral pH values, the amino group (-NH3+) has a positive charge and the carboxyl group (COO-) has a negative charge. Here is what the simplest amino acid, glycine, looks like in its zwitterion form:

Zwitterion form of glycine

glycine

The other interesting thing about zwitterions is if there are no other charged groups in the molecule, then a zwitterion has no net charge. That's right - a positive charge (+1) and a negative charge (-1) add up to zero.

Answered by nishasingh88
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Zwitterions and Amino Acids. Azwitterion is a molecule with functional groups, of which at least one has a positive and one has a negative electrical charge. ... Amino acids are the best-known examples of zwitterions. They contain an amine group (basic) and a carboxylic group (acidic).

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