Amino Acids (AQA A-Level Chemistry): Flashcards

Amine ($-NH₂$) and carboxylic acid ($-COOH$) groups

α-carbon

Chiral - exist as two mirror-image forms (enantiomers)

Glycine (R group is hydrogen)

Dipolar ion with + and - charges but no net charge

Can react with both acids and bases

pH where amino acid exists as zwitterion (no net charge)

Anionic form

Cationic form

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