Amino Acids

• What type of polymer are amino acids?

  • Naturally occurring polymers
• Two functional groups of amino acids

  • Acidic carboxylic group
  • Basic amino group
• Formula of a CARBOXYL GROUP

  • -COOH
• Formula of AMINE group

  • NH2
• How are polypeptides produced from amino acids?

  • React by condensation polymerisation
• Example of amino acid displayed formula : Two groups present

  • Carboxylic Group (-COOH)
  • Amino group (NH2)

  
• Function of amino acids what they turned into

  • Enzymes