alpha - Amino acids are

Q: $\alpha - $ Amino acids are

b Amino acids exist as Zwitterions in which acidic character is due to $-\mathrm{NH}_{3}^{+}$ and basic due to $-\mathrm{COO}^{-}$ group. $\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {R\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,} \\ {|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,} \\ {{H_3}\mathop {NCHCOOH}\limits^{ + \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,} } \end{array}$ $\xleftarrow{{acid}}$ $\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {R\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,} \\ {|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,} \\ {{H_3}\mathop {NCHCO{O^ - }}\limits^{ + \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,} } \end{array}$ $\xrightarrow{{base}}$ $\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {R\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,} \\ {|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,} \\ {{H_2}NCHCO{O^ - }} \end{array}$

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$\alpha - $ Amino acids are

Aacidic due to $-COOH$ group and basic due to $-NH_2$ group
Bacidic due to $-NH_3^+$ group and basic due to $-COO^-$ group
C
neither acidic nor basic.
D
none is true

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STD 11 Science
JEE
STD 12 - 10. Biomolecules
Chemistry

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