Carboxylic acids
- We draw a carbon double-bonded to an oxygen and single bonded to an OH group. R is the fourth bond on the carbon atom.
Carboxylic acids are an important part of amino acid structure and participate in the formation of peptide bonds, which create primary protein structure, the most basic protein structure.
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Carboxylic Acid
Carboxylic Acid Functional Group
- A carbon double-bonded to an oxygen and single bonded to an OH group.
- R is the fourth bond on the carbon atom.
- Carboxylic acids are an important part of amino acid structure and participate in the formation of peptide bonds, which create primary protein structure, the most basic protein structure.