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What is the difference between Amino Acid and Nucleic Acid?

The difference between Amino Acid and Nucleic Acid are Amino acid are composed of one carboxyl group and one or more amino groups whereas Nucleic acid are composed of pentose, sugar, nitrogenous base and phosphate group.

By Nirmala Agarwal|2011-01-10T23:42:34+00:00January 10, 2011|Biology|Comments Off

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Amino acids are building blocks of all proteins. These are compounds of both acids and amines. There are twenty-two different amino acids. Each amino acid contains at least one carboxyl (-COOH) group and ore amino (NH₂) group.

By Nirmala Agarwal|2011-01-10T23:35:49+00:00January 10, 2011|Biology|Comments Off

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