FOOD CHEMISTRY
CARBOHYDRATES PROTEINS AND LIPIDS
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Question
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What are the three parts of an amino acid?
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Carboxyl group
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Amino group
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Variable group
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Carbon group
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The building blocks of proteins are amino acids, which are small organic molecules that consist of an alpha (central) carbon atom linked to an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydrogen atom, and a variable component called a side chain (see below).
Detailed explanation-2: -Based on the variable group, amino acids can be classified into four categories: nonpolar, polar, negatively charged, and positively charged.
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