A _____ remains when the nitrogen-containing portion of an amino acid is removed.
A)fatty acid
B)dipeptide fragment
C)carbon skeleton
D)ribonucleotide

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The nitrogen-containing portion of an amino acid is the amino group (-NH2). Once this group is removed through a process called deamination, the remaining structure is the carbon skeleton of the amino acid.

A _____ Remains When the Nitrogen-Containing Portion of an Amino