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Fischer Projections of Amino Acids by ALEXANDRA COLLEEN ALEGRE is a document available to read on EtoBox.

1) Proteins are polymers made up of amino acids. There are 20 common amino acids that are the basic building blocks of proteins. 2) Amino acids have an amino group, a carboxyl group, an alpha carbon, and a variable side chain. At physiological pH, amino acids exist as zwitterions with a positive charge on the amino group and negative charge on the carboxyl group. 3) Proteins perform many important functions in the body such as transport, structure, muscle contraction, immune response, and enzymatic catal

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ALEXANDRA COLLEEN ALEGRE

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