Open AccessAmino acids and proteins
Author(s) -
Florian Cajori
Publication year - 1951
Publication title -
journal of chemical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1938-1328
pISSN - 0021-9584
DOI - 10.1021/ed028p557.1
Subject(s) - citation , altmetrics , icon , social media , computer science , information retrieval , world wide web , library science , programming language
Alpha amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. These compounds are all similar in structure because each has two characteristic functional groups: the carboxylic acid group (-COOH) and the amino group (-NH2). They also contain a characteristic side chain that differentiates each amino acid from others. The general structure for an amino acid is shown. The R represents the side chain of the amino acid.
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