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Ananya Shree

Class 11th
Biology
2 years ago

Why are amino acids also known as substituted methane? 

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Muskan Anand

2 years ago

Amino acids are substituted methane because they have four substituent groups: hydrogen, carboxyl group, amino group, and a variable group. These four substituents are situated on the -carbon and hence are known as - amino acids. 

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