What two functional groups do amino acids contain? The amino group is attached to the ___a___, the C atom adjacent to the carbonyl group
1. Amino group (HN2)2. Carbonyl group (COOH)a. a-carbon
Amino acids contain an amino group (-NH2) and a carboxyl group (-COOH). The amino group is attached to the alpha (α) carbon, which is the C atom adjacent to the carbonyl group (-C=O). This alpha carbon also bears a hydrogen atom and a side chain (R group) that varies among different amino acids. The presence of both the amino and carboxyl groups allows amino acids to form peptide bonds through condensation reactions, linking the carboxyl group of one amino acid to the amino group of another, resulting in the formation of a peptide chain.
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