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Biomolecules

Question
CBSEENBI11025304

Which one is diaminodicarboxylic amino acid?

  • Cystine

  • Lysine

  • Cysteine

  • Aspartic acid

Solution

B.

Lysine

Lysine is a diaminodicarboxylic amino acid with the chemical formula HO2CCH(NH2)(CH2)4 NH2. This amino acid is an essential amino acid, which means that humans cannot synthesize it. Its codon are AAA and AAG.