Consists of amino groups (-NH2) groups
The carboxylic (-COOH), the hydrogen atom, and the R group (side chain) are attached to the carbon atom at
Alpha position (a-carbon)
The amino acid type L, the amino group must be on the left.
The alpha-carbon hand, for D-type amino acids, has an amino group on the right-hand side.
of alpha carbon atoms and is used by some bacteria to make cell walls and drugs.
Certain antibiotics, such as valinomycin, actino-mycin, and gramicidin S