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  4. Among the α-amino acids - threonine, tyrosine, methionine, arginine and tryptophan, those which contain an aromatic group in their side chain are

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Q. Among the $\alpha$-amino acids - threonine, tyrosine, methionine, arginine and tryptophan, those which contain an aromatic group in their side chain are

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Solution:

The structure of given a-amino acids are as follows
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Thus, tyrosine and tryptophan contain an aromatic group in their side chain.