Amino Acid Flashcards
1
Q
What’s the functional group/s of amino acids
A
-NH2 and -COOH
2
Q
Amino acid are amphoteric,
what is amohoteric?
A
Have both acid and base properties
3
Q
Are amino acids chiral?
A
Yes except for glycine
4
Q
What happens to plane polarised light as it travels through glycine
A
Nothing as it’s not chiral
