In such an equilibrium, the weaker acid always predominates. As ammonia is a weaker acid than carboxylic acid, the equilibrium will lie to the left (on the “zwitterion” side). Although amino acids are ...

Alginate is a linear polysaccharide composed of β-D-mannuronic acid (M) and α-L-guluronic acid (G) connected by 1,4-glucoside bond (Donati and Paoletti, 2009). It is an important carbon source to ...

Andrew Brookes/ Getty Images The acid-test ratio (ATR), also commonly known as the quick ratio, measures the liquidity of a company by calculating how well current assets can cover current ...