A Step-by-Step Approach to Memorizing Amino Acid Structures Kumar Jeetendra | September 27, 2023 amino acid, any of a class of organic compounds made composed of an acidic carboxyl group (COOH), an organic R group (or side chain) that is specific to each amino acid, and a basic amino group (NH2) that functions as the side chain. Alpha-amino [alpha-amino] carboxylic acid is known by the abbreviation “amino acid” in …
