9. What is the structural flat
representation of an amino
acid molecule?

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An amino acid has a central carbon to
which a carboxyl group binds on a side
and to which a –R ( radical)
binds on the opposite side. In the
direction of those l
an amine group binds the central carbon
on one side and a binds on
the opposite side.

The bind of the carboxyl group to a
carbon where a hydrogen is laterally
attached is responsible for the name
“” in amino acids. The bound of an
amine group in the central carbon
provides the name “”.