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Ivenika [448]
3 years ago
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Describe the structure of amino acids, including what makes amino acids different from each other.

Biology
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Sphinxa [80]3 years ago
4 0
The amino acids<span> in a protein are bonded to </span>each other<span> with peptide bonds - hence the term for a polymer of </span>amino acids<span> is a polypeptide. There are 20 </span>different amino acids<span>, and they all share the same general </span>structure<span>. In the centre of the </span>amino acid<span>is an assymetric carbon atom called the alpha carbon. I hope that you have a good day and i hope this helps you out

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