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CrateDane t1_j9awzq2 wrote

Amino acids have a carboxylic acid and an amino group, so it's both an acid and a base. In any case, once you dissolve it in water you can just add other acids or bases to change the pH.

Our DNA and RNA are also acidic, the A literally stands for acid. But again it's just buffered by other stuff.

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