Why are amino acids called acids if they have an acidic end and an alkaline end?

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Why are amino acids called acids if they have an acidic end and an alkaline end?

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They have an amino end.

They have an acid end.

So we call them an amino acid.

It really is that simple. Chemistry doesn’t have to be more mysterious than that.

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