Mini Bio (1) Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton was born on October 20, 1890 in Gulfport, Louisiana, USA as Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe. He died on July 10, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Trivia (11)
Alpha C is that Carbon to which the functional group is attached and BETA CARBON is the C attached to ALPHA CARBON. In ur question, ALPHA C is the C attached to CHO group and BETA C is the left most C. HOPE I HELPED YOU!
In every amino acid, one central carbon atom exists - the alpha-carbon (Î±-carbon). Of the four atom groups covalently bonded to the Î±-carbon, three are the same in all amino acids. The Î±-carbon is always directly bonded to one amino group and to one carboxyl group (carboxylic acid).