Transcript Alanine is an amino acid. Its molecular formula is C3H7O2N Draw the structural formula for alanine.

Alanine is an amino acid. Its molecular formula is C3H7O2N
Draw the structural formula for alanine. Click to see if you got it right
Make a molecular model of alanine and use it to
H
O
O
C
H 3C
C
2. show how its zwitterion is formed
H
H
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continue
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Look at the picture of the zwitterion.
N
H
1. investigate the shape of the molecule and
explain why can it exist in two forms
1. where is the – NH3+ group?
2. where is the – COO- group?
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