what are the functional group of glutamic acid
The amide form of glutamic acid is glutamine, with one amino group and carboxyl group on alpha carbon atom and one amide group on side chain. It is a polar and uncharged molecule which can be synthesized in body, thus a non-essential amino acid.lutamine. Amino acids contains two functional groups, amino group (-NH2) and carboxyl group (-COOH) in same molecule. On the basis of relative position of these group in molecule, they are classified as Î±, Î² , Ïetc. amino acids.