MHT CET 2026 Chemistry question

ChemistryBiomoleculesMHT CET 2026

Which from following amino acids has a unique structure so that the side chain connects to the back bone of amino acid at two points ?

Answer: (B)

Solution

In proline the side chain is a three-carbon chain that is bonded to the alpha carbon and also to the nitrogen of the amino group, forming a five-membered pyrrolidine ring. Thus the side chain is attached to the backbone at two points (the alpha

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