Arginine (Arg, R) – Basic side chain: 3-Guanidinopropyl group.
This cation is stabilized by delocalization (notice that the carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen atoms of the guanidine group are all co-planar!). Which atom in the side chain carries a formal positive charge in the structure shown? (Look at the ball & stick or skeletal model.) There are two other resonance structures for the side chain. Can you draw them?