What are the four components of an amino acid?

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YRJ8498 · Answer

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Can't give direct answer so help me out by taking a guess and we'll go from there

Void13 · Answer

Does it have a hydrophobic head and a hydrophilic tail?

YRJ8498 · Answer

do you know what an amino acid is?

YRJ8498 · Answer

"Molecules containing an amino acid have an amine group, a carboxylic acid group, and an amino acid-specific side-chain. "

karissafrazier · Answer

what do we breathe in everyday life?

Void13 · Answer

yeah its what proteins break down into
and hydrogen

YRJ8498 · Answer

Okay just straightforward

YRJ8498 · Answer

it's carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.

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@void13 did this help?

Void13 · Answer

yeah definitely thanks

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i get it now

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@void13 wrote:

i get it now

ok

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another thing

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the components of the amino acids "are particularly important in biochemistry, where the term usually refers to alpha-amino acids."

Void13 · Answer

oh ok