Aminoacids are containing amide and acidic group hence known as aminoacids. Aminoacids has following physical properties
1.SHAPE:
Aminoacids has crystalline shape.Aminoacids are in slender shape in tyrosine.
2.COLOUR:
Aminoacids are colourless
3.SOLUBILITY:
Some aminoacids are soluble in water.Where some aminoacids are soluble in organic acids and insoluble in ether.
4.TASTE:
Aminoacids taste are differs:
arginine - bitter,histidine - tasteless and cysteine - sweet taste
5.OPTICAL ACTIVITY:
Aminoacids optical activity mostly levorotatory due to chirality of carbon but due to absence of chirality carbon in glycine not undergoes optical activity.Each aminoacids has specific rotation
6.ZWITTER ION :
Aminoacids at certain ph undergoes ionic state .This dipolar state of aminoacid known as zwitter ion .
7.ISOELECTRIC PH :
The ph at which aminoacid undergoes zwitter ionic form is called isoelectric point or isoelectric ph .
8.AMPHOTERIC NATURE :
Thus aminoacid containing both acidic and basic group are called amphoteric nature of aminoacids .
9.UV ABSORBTION :
The Uv absorption of aminoacids are 200-210 nm.
The Uv absorption of aromatic aminoacids are 220 - 280 nm.
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