An amino acid analyzer is an instrument used to determine
A) the sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide chain
B) the identity of N-terminal and C-terminal amino acids in a protein
C) the presence of modified amino acids in a protein
D) the identities and relative amounts of amino acids in a protein

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An amino acid analyzer is specifically designed to identify and quantify the amino acids present in a protein, but it does not determine the sequence of amino acids, nor does it identify the N-terminal or C-terminal amino acids or detect modified amino acids.

An Amino Acid Analyzer Is an Instrument Used to Determine