Sometimes these are also considered members of the immediate family, depending on an individual's specific relationship. In most societies, the family is the principal institution for the socialization of children.
Nucleic acids also typically contain phosphorous, and nitrogen plays an important structural role in nucleic acids and proteins. The proteins, being made up a diverse set of amino acids, have, in addition to carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, the elements sulfur and selenium. It is incredible the complex array of macromolecules that can be built starting with these simple elements. To unlock this lesson you must be a Study.com Member.
Amino acids (/ÉËmiËnoÊ, ËaemÉnoÊ, ËÃ¦mÉnoÊ/) ÉËmaÉªnoÊ are biologically important organic compounds containing (-AMINE nh) 2 and carboxylic (-ACID) cooh functional, groups usually along with a-side chain specific to each amino. acidhe alpha carbon is a chiral carbon atom, with the exception of glycine which has two indistinguishable hydrogen atoms on the alpha carbon. Therefore, all alpha amino acids but glycine can exist in either of two enantiomers, called. or. amino acids, which are mirror images of each other (see also Chirality).