Structure of an amino acid — alanineअमीनो अम्ल की संरचना — ऐलेनीन

NCERT Fig 9.1 · interactive diagram

Parts and their functions

• α-carbon (α-कार्बन) — Central carbon holding all four groups.
• Amino group (अमीनो समूह) — –NH₂; basic; becomes –NH₃⁺ in solution.
• Carboxyl group (कार्बोक्सिल समूह) — –COOH; acidic; becomes –COO⁻ in solution (zwitterion).
• R group = CH₃ (R समूह = CH₃) — The variable group; methyl in alanine — decides the amino acid.
• Hydrogen (हाइड्रोजन) — Fourth substituent on the α-carbon.

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