Chemistry – Amino Acids – Proteins -Important Points
Amino Acids – Proteins 1-Amino acids are organic compounds containing an amino group [NH2] and an acidic group [COOH] as substituents on the same carbon i.e., the a-carbon. Hence, they are called a-amino acids. 2-Amino acids contain amino (–NH2) and carboxyl (–COOH) functional groups. 3-Amino acids are classified as acidic, basic or …