( ( In biochemistry ) ( , ( ( ( amino acids ) ( having ( ( ( both ( the amine ) ) and ) ( ( the ( carboxylic ( acid groups ) ) ) ( attached ( to ( the ( ( first ( -LRB- ( ( alpha - ) -RRB- ) ) ) ( carbon atom ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ( have ( particular importance ) ) . ) ) ) )
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In biochemistry, amino acids having both the amine and the carboxylic acid groups attached to the first (alpha-) carbon atom have particular importance.
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