Intro to Amino Acids--Stereochem & D,L Conventions

joechem.io/videos/174 for video on jOeCHEM and attached worksheet + solution (below video on jOeCHEM aka the link) This video marks our adventure into the wonderful world of amino acids (I know its a bit on the longer side but bear with me--there's good info in here). We'll start with a brief intro to amino acids, but the focus of this video will be talking about how amino acids, at the C2 position, have an S configuration in nature (most often--C2 can be R as well). We'll draw amino acids in bond line in both S and R configurations. We'll also discuss the concept of L & D amino acids and how to represent them in Fischer Projection form. There's a nice little rule we'll discover that only has ONE exception (thanks a lot cysteine), but watch on to become an amino acid master. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 6:58 R&S alanine 10:50 D&L alanine 15:17 R&S tyrosine 18:13 D&L tyrosine 20:27 Exception: cysteine ======================================== Follow jOeCHEM on social media: If you're having an organic blast, please SUBSCRIBE: youtube.com/c/joechem?sub... LIKE and FOLLOW across social media: Instagram - instagram.com/joechem_io TikTok - www.tiktok.com/@joechem Facebook - www.facebook.com/joechemio/

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