Question

What component of amino acid structure varies among different amino acids?

Answer 1

Answer

The components of the r group of amino acid structure varies among different amino acids

Explanation

As the functional group for amino acids is as:

R-CH-COOH

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NH2

only R differs so amino acids also differs. If R is “H” then amino acid is glycine and if R is “CH3” then amino acid is alanine. Hence, R is different for different amino acids. Other components as alpha carbon ( C ), carboxyl group ( COOH ) and amino group ( NH2 ) is fixed for every amino acid.