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BotanyBiomoleculesAmino Acids and ProteinsHard2 minPYQ_2013
BotanyHardsingle choice

The figure shows a hypothetical tetrapeptide portion with parts labelled a-d. Which is the correct option?
NEET 2013 (Karnataka)

Options:

Answer:
D
Solution:

In the given figure a tetrapeptide is shown. Here, amino acids are indicated as (a), (b) (c) and (d). (a) indicates N-terminal amino acid and (d) indicates Cterminal residue. As it can be seen from the figure sulphur containing amino acid is and carboxyl group containing amino acid is (d). Residue (d) indicates glutamic acid, an acidic residue due to presence of group. So, the correct answer is 'd is acidic amino acid - glutamic acid'.

Stream:NEETSubject:BotanyTopic:BiomoleculesSubtopic:Amino Acids and Proteins
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