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All amino acids have a central carbon with four components attached to it one of these components is called the R-group
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All amino acids have a central carbon with four components attached to it one of these components is called the R-group

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The general structure of an amino acid is: Note the central carbon atom, to which 4 different groups are attached: an amino group (drawn by convention at the left), a carboxylic acid group (put at the right side), a hydrogen, and a side chain, or R-group. Only the R-group varies among the 20 different amino acids.

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