Module 6 Flashcards

1
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a (alpha) amino acid

A

General formula :
RCH(NH2)COOH
Has both an a basic amine group and an acidic carboxyl group attached to the same carbon atom

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Optical isomerism

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Stereoisomers, which are non-superimposable mirror images of one another

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3
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Chiral center

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Carbon atom with four different groups attached

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