Which of the following is an example of acidic amino acid?

Lysine

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Glutamic acid

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Aspartic acid

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b and c both

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Solution

The correct option is D b and c both
Amino Acids are the organic compounds which combine to form proteins. Each amino acid has 4 different groups attached to α- carbon. These 4 groups are:

Amino group

COOH

Hydrogen atom

Sidechain (R)

Acidic amino acids are classified into acidic, basic and neutral. Glutamic acid and aspartic acid are acidic amino acids.

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