Which of the Following Describes the General Structure of an Amino

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes the general structure of an amino acid?

• A) Planar carbon-nitrogen ring with deoxyribose sugar
• B) Pentose sugar bound to phosphate and purine or pyrimidine base
• C) Central carbon with carboxyl group, amino group, hydrogen, and a side chain
• D) Polymer of molecules bound together by a peptide bond

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