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Question
Draw the structure of the amino acid, alanine.
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Solution
The structure of the amino acid alanine is as follows:
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3}\\
|\phantom{...}\\
\ce{H2N - C - COOH}\\
|\phantom{...}\\
\ce{H}\phantom{...}
\end{array}\]
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