Q. Acidic amino acids carry two $- COOH$ and one $- NH_{2}$ groups per molecule. Keeping this in mind, select the correct pair of acidic amino acid
A) Lysine and arginine
B) Aspartic acid and glutamic acid
C) Glycine and alanine
D) Both (a) and (b)
Explanation
Acidic amino acids have two carboxyl groups and one amino groups per molecule. They are called monoamino dicarboxylic amino acids. They include aspartic acid and glutamic acid
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