MHT CET 2024 Chemistry question
Identify acidic amino acid from following (represented by using three letter symbols)
Answer: (A)
Solution
Acidic amino acids have a second carboxyl group in the side chain, so at neutral pH the molecule has more –COOH than –NH groups. Glu (glutamic acid, 2-aminopentanedioic acid) has an extra –COOH in the side chain and is acidic (the other acidic amino acid
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