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Some of the most important organic compounds in biochemistry are the
Write structural formulas for the following α-amino acids.
Alanine (R = methyl)
Valine (R = isopropyl)
Leucine (R = isobutyl)
Isoleucine (R = sec-butyl)
Serine (R =
Cysteine (R =
Aspartic acid (R =
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