Assertion: Amino acids are organic compound also called as α- amino acid.Reason: Amino acid constitute of substituents on the same alpha carbon.
Question
Assertion: Amino acids are organic compound also called as α- amino acid.Reason: Amino acid constitute of substituents on the same alpha carbon.
Solution
The assertion and the reason are both correct. Amino acids are indeed organic compounds, and they are also referred to as α-amino acids. This is because they consist of a central carbon atom (the alpha carbon) to which an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydrogen atom, and a variable side chain (R group) are attached. The side chain can be different for each amino acid, which is what makes each one unique. Therefore, the reason correctly explains the assertion.
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