BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

PROTEINS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the 2 groups that make up the typical amino acids?
A
amino groups and acids groups
B
amino groups and carboxylic acid groups
C
carboxylic acid groups and peptide groups
D
oxygen groups and amino groups
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Amino acids are natural compounds composed of amine (–NH2) and carboxylic acid (–COOH) functional groups, linked to the same carbon atom.

Detailed explanation-2: -Glutamic acid has two carboxyl groups.

Detailed explanation-3: -Polypeptide Chains The resulting chain of amino acids is called a polypeptide chain. Each polypeptide has a free amino group at one end. This end is called the N terminal, or the amino terminal, and the other end has a free carboxyl group, also known as the C or carboxyl terminal.

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