What does the "alpha" indicate in "α-amino acid"?   That the -COOH group is below the plane of the ring. That the amino group is the first group in the compound. That the alpha-carbon has a -NH2 attached. The the amino acid is the dominant form.

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What does the "alpha" indicate in "α-amino acid"?

 

That the -COOH group is below the plane of the ring.

That the amino group is the first group in the compound.

That the alpha-carbon has a -NH2 attached.

The the amino acid is the dominant form.

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