Question 49 of 65
Q.The amino acid without chiral carbon is :
(a) proline
(b) glycine
(c) thyrosine
(d) alanine
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →A chiral carbon must carry four different groups. In glycine, the α-carbon bears two identical H atoms, so it is not chiral.
All standard amino acids have the general structure , where the α-carbon is bonded to an group, a group, an H atom, and the side chain R. For the α-carbon to be a chiral (asymmetric) centre, all four substituents attached to it must be different.
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