Q8 · CSIR NET Chemistry, June 2012
Paper: CSIR NET June 2012 · Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: Natural Products · Topic: Amino Acids Peptides · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy
Among the following, the amino acid which is basic in nature is:
(a)Tyrosine
(b)Asparagine
(c)Leucine
(d)Arginine
Answer
Answer: D ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
Arginine carries a guanidinium side chain (pKa ≈ 12.5), making it the basic amino acid; tyrosine, asparagine and leucine are neutral.
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