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Group Carbon Atom Amino Center Asymmetric Called Alpha

Front At the center of the ___ ___ is an asymmetric carbon atom called the alpha carbon. Its four different partners are an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydrogen atom, and a variable group symbolized by R.


Back amino acid

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