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B1.2 Amino Acids
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Total cards: 6•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026
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#1
Front (Question)
What is the general structure of an amino acid?
Back (Answer)
Central carbon bonded to hydrogen, amine group (–NH₂), carboxyl group (–COOH), and variable R-group.
#2
Front (Question)
What makes each amino acid unique?
Back (Answer)
Its R-group (side chain).
#3
Front (Question)
How are amino acids linked?
Back (Answer)
By peptide bonds through condensation reactions (releasing water).
#4
Front (Question)
What breaks peptide bonds?
Back (Answer)
Hydrolysis reactions (adding water).
#5
Front (Question)
What are essential amino acids?
Back (Answer)
Amino acids that must be obtained from diet (humans can’t synthesize them).
#6
Front (Question)
Keywords
Back (Answer)
peptide bond, condensation, hydrolysis, R-group, polypeptide, essential amino acid.