These chemical compounds have been found within carbonaceous meteorites, suggesting their formation in space.
These chemical compounds have been found within carbonaceous meteorites, suggesting their formation in space. Their amine and carboxylic acid functional groups allow them to have amphiprotic properties. For human nutrition, they are divided into essential and non-essential categories. They combine via condensation reactions to form polypeptide chains. For 10 points, name these structures that are the repeating building blocks of proteins.
These chemical compounds have been found within carbonaceous meteorites, suggesting their formation in space.
{Amino acids}