Which among the following is an amide?

Aspartic acid

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Glutamic acid

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Glutamine

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-ketoglutaric acid

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Solution

The correct option is C Glutamine
Amides are a structural part of plant proteins alongwith amino acids. They are formed from the amino acids in which the hydroxyl component (-OH) of carboxylic group (-COOH) is replaced by $N H_{2}$ group.
Glutamine is also an amide formed from the amino acid glutamic acid. Amides contain two amino groups.

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