HN-CH- H H. CH,CHCH, -C-N-CH–C–N–CH-C-N-CH-C–N–CHËO H H ČH-COO H. CH,OH CH3

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HN-CH-
H
H.
CH,CHCH,
-C-N-CH–C–N–CH-C-N-CH-C–N–CHËO
H
H
ČH-COO
H.
CH,OH
CH3
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Amino acids are the molecules that contain both amino as well as carboxylic acid groups.

Alpha amino acids are found in living systems. These have amino (present as -NH3+ at pH 7.0) and carboxylic acid (present as -COO- at pH 7.0) group on same carbon atom. 

General structure of an amino acid is as shown below:

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'R' group is unique for each of the twenty naturally occurring amino acids. 

 

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