What structural feature distinguishes proline from other natural $α$ -amino acids?

It is optically inactive

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It contains aromatic group

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It is a di carboxylic acid

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It has a secondary amine

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Solution

The correct option is D It has a secondary amine
Proline consist of a secondary amine which makes it different from other natural $α$ -amino acids. Its codons are CCU, CCC, CCA, and CCG. It is not an essential amino acid, which means that the human body can synthesize it.

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(A) Proline is a secondary amine

(B) Most of natural α-aminoacids have L-configuration

(D) A trinucleotide has phosphodiester linkage.

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