Answer the following question given this paragraph: 

An amino acid is a compound that contains both an amino group (−NH 2 ) and a carboxyl group (−COOH) in the same molecule. While any number of amino acids can possibly be imagined, biochemists generally reserve the term for a group of 20 amino acids which are formed and used by living organisms. The Figure below shows the general structure of an amino acid.


Q: What do you call a compound that contains both an amino group and a carboxyl group in the same molecule?


A:
amino acid