Are amino acids basic units of carbohydrates?
Amino acids:
Carbohydrates:
Therefore, amino acids are building blocks of proteins and not carbohydrates. Monosaccharides are the building blocks of carbohydrates.
Lysine, H2N−(CH2)4−CH|NH2−COOH is ......... . (a) α− amino acid (b) basic amino acid (c) amino acid synthesised in body (d) β−amino acid