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Biomicromolecules

Question

Read the following statements.
Statement A: Amino acids contain α – carbon in their structure.
Statement B: Lysine is a basic amino acid

Easy

A

Statement A is correct but B is incorrect
B

Statement A is incorrect but B is correct
C

Both the statement A and statement B are correct
D

Both the statement A and statement B are incorrect

Solution

Amino acids are organic compounds containing an amino group and an acidic group as substituents on the same carbon i.e., the α-carbon. Hence, they are called α-amino acids.
Lysine is a basic amino acid and it has two amino groups and one carboxylic group.

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