Draw the structure of the amino acid, alanine.

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Draw the structure of the amino acid, alanine.

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Proteins are the building blocks of living cells in living organism. They are polymers of amino acids. The primary structure of protein is the sequence of amino acids. The α-helix and β-sheet structure are the secondary structures. Similarly tertiary and quaternary structures also have certain weak intermolecular forces.

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Amino acids are organic molecules which have two functional groups bonded on same C atoms; -NH2 group and –COOH group.

Hence the C atom is bonded with one of the R group; two functional groups and one H atom.

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