Question

Hydrolysis of proteins give

• A. $ \alpha$-amino acids only
• B. $ \beta $ -amino acids only
• C. $ \gamma $ -amino acids only
• D. mixture of all i.e. $ \alpha, \beta $ and $ \gamma $ -amino acids

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Proteins are macromolecular polymers of $\alpha$-amino acids bonded by peptide linkage. They on hydrolysis, yield a-amino acids further.