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Amino Acids

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  1. Amino-AcidsAmino-acids are bifunctional molecules with both an amine and a carboxyl group.
  2. ZwitterionsThe acidic carboxyl group and basic amine group of the amino acid can react and form an internal salt called a zwitterion.
  3. PolypeptidesAmino-acids can link together by condensation reactions to form polymers called polypeptides.
  4. ProteinsProteins have a primary structure based on the order of amino-acids joined together.
  5. Optical IsomerismStereoisomers are species with the same structural formula but different arrangements of the atoms in space.

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