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chiral center*
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a single atom or group of atoms when the attached groups are interchanged, the two molecules are not superimposable
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residue*
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the monomeric component of a polymer minus the atoms which were removed to make the chemical linkage
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side chain*
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the atoms of an amino acid which are attached to the alpha carbon of an amino acid and which are not the carboxyl group, amino group, or hydrogen
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zwitter ion
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a molecule which contains both positive and negative charges but is electrically neutral
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amino group pKa
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pKa = 9
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carboxyl group pKa
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pKa = 3
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most amino acids are in which configuration
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L
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