As we know, enzymes are made up of quaternary protein structure which are made up of amino acids, which might suggest that enzymes are acidic molecules?? and therefore are enzymes are affected more by alkali conditions?? ...

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As we know, enzymes are made up of quaternary protein structure which are made up of amino  acids, which might suggest that enzymes are acidic molecules?? and therefore are enzymes are affected more by alkali conditions?? ...

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anonymous · Answer

I'm not sure where amino acids get there name, but they aren't normally acids, that would depend on their surroundings and also what their R group is, if you look at the structure of an amino acid, it has a carboxylic acid group on one end and an amine group on the other end, which if place in acidic or alkali conditions can change|dw:1350191237655:dw|
or rather react with either the hydroxide or hydrogen ions forming ions