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2. Look at the two amino acids shown below. Label the amino terminus, carboxy terminus and R group of each amino acids. Which amino acid is hydrophobic, and which one is hydrophilic? H$_2$N— C=O CH$_2$ NH$_2$— C—COOH H CH$_3$ CH$_2$ H—C—CH$_3$ NH$_2$—C— COOH H

          2. Look at the two amino acids shown below. Label the amino terminus, carboxy terminus and R group of each amino acids.
Which amino acid is hydrophobic, and which one is hydrophilic?
H$_2$N— C=O
CH$_2$
NH$_2$— C—COOH
H
CH$_3$
CH$_2$
H—C—CH$_3$
NH$_2$—C— COOH
H

2. Look at the two amino acids shown below. Label the amino terminus, carboxy terminus and R group of each amino acids.
Which amino acid is hydrophobic, and which one is hydrophilic?
H2N— C=O
CH2
NH2— C—COOH
H
CH3
CH2
H—C—CH3
NH2—C— COOH
H

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Biology for AP Courses

Julianne Zedalis, John Eggebrecht

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01/26/2022

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The carboxy terminus is the end of the amino acid that has the carboxyl group ($COOH$). The R group is the side chain of the amino acid. Show more…

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2. Look at the two amino acids shown below. Label the amino terminus, carboxy terminus and R group of each amino acids. Which amino acid is hydrophobic, and which one is hydrophilic? $H_2N-C=O$ $CH_2$ $NH_2-C-COOH$ $H$ $CH_3$ $CH_2$ $H-C-CH_3$ $NH_2-C-COOH$ $H$