At the pH of most bodily fluids, which functional group will lose a proton and which functional group will accept a proton?

A. sulfhydryl; carbonyl
B. amino; carboxyl
C. carbonyl; Hydroxyl
D. carboxyl; amino
E. Hydroxyl; amino


Answer: D

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