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Void13:

What are the four components of an amino acid?

YRJ8498:

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

Void13:

Does it have a hydrophobic head and a hydrophilic tail?

YRJ8498:

do you know what an amino acid is?

YRJ8498:

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

karissafrazier:

what do we breathe in everyday life?

Void13:

yeah its what proteins break down into and hydrogen

YRJ8498:

Okay just straightforward

YRJ8498:

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

YRJ8498:

Please close the question

YRJ8498:

@void13 did this help?

Void13:

yeah definitely thanks

Void13:

i get it now

YRJ8498:

@void13 wrote:
i get it now
ok

YRJ8498:

another thing

YRJ8498:

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

Void13:

oh ok

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