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Mice21 [21]
3 years ago
15

A functional group that is acidic and part of the amino acid backbone: ____________

Biology
1 answer:
Vikentia [17]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

COOH (carboxyl group)

Explanation:

The amino acid backbone is common/ primary to all amino acids and the R-group is what makes each amino acid unique. The alpha-carbon is central and is connected to the amino group (NH3+), Carboxylic acid group (COOH), Hydrogen (H) which form the backbone and the R-group which differs in each amino acid.

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