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Show a general formula for the building blocks of protein and illustrate how these building blocks are connected to form protein.
Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins.
An -amino acid
consists of a central carbon atom, called the
carbon,
linked to an amino group, a carboxylic acid group, a hydrogen atom,
and a distinctive R group. The R group is often referred to as the
side chain. With four different groups connected to the tetrahedral
-carbon atom,
-amino acids are
chiral.
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