Draw the structure of the amino acid,alanine.
(N/A) Alanine is a non-essential amino acid with the chemical formula $C_3H_7NO_2$.
Its structure consists of a central alpha-carbon atom bonded to an amino group $(-NH_2)$,a carboxyl group $(-COOH)$,a hydrogen atom $(-H)$,and a methyl group $(-CH_3)$ as its side chain ($R$-group).
The structural formula is represented as:
$\begin{array}{c} CH_3 \\ | \\ H_2N-C-COOH \\ | \\ H \end{array}$
Its structure consists of a central alpha-carbon atom bonded to an amino group $(-NH_2)$,a carboxyl group $(-COOH)$,a hydrogen atom $(-H)$,and a methyl group $(-CH_3)$ as its side chain ($R$-group).
The structural formula is represented as:
$\begin{array}{c} CH_3 \\ | \\ H_2N-C-COOH \\ | \\ H \end{array}$
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