JEE Main Chemistry question
Which of the following statement(s) is/are true? (i) All amino acids contain one chiral centre (ii) Some amino acids contain one, while some contain more than one chiral centre or even no chiral centre (iii) All amino acids in protein have L-configuration (iv) All amino acids found in proteins have a 1° amino group
Answer: (B)
Solution
Statement (i) is false because glycine has no chiral centre at all, while threonine and isoleucine each have two. Statement (ii) is true, correctly capturing this variation (0, 1, or more chiral centres depending on the amino acid).
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