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Amino acids contain the elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and ______.

Nitrogen


Amino acids are organic compounds which means it is made up of carbon and hydrogen elements that are joined together. Amino acids are made up of protein in one of more long chain. There are 20 different kinds of amino acids. Here is a picture showing the structure of amino acids.



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