Amino Acids have a basic structure of three components, an amino group made of âH2N, a carboxyl group âCOOH and the last group is called the R-group or variable group which is composed of Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen. The arrangement of the C,H and O in this group determines the name of the amino acid.
: a person born, raised, or living in Puerto Rico. : a person whose family is descended from the island of Puerto Rico. : any item deriving it's origin from the island of Puerto Rico. : any item relating to the people of Puerto Rico/Puerto Ricans.
Situated two and a half hours from Miami in a pocket of water between the Atlantic and the Caribbean, Puerto Rico is a U.S. island territory. Influences of Africa, Spain, Latin America and the U.S. collide in the culture of this small chain of islands. Visit the mountainous interior, tropical rain forests and southern beaches to stare into the Caribbean waters and forget the mainland. The U.S. Virgin Islands, which include St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John, were acquired by the U.S. as territories in 1917 after hundreds of years of Danish rule.