Question
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.