Which of the following is not basic amino acid?

Question

Which of the following is not basic amino acid? (A) Leucine (B) Lysine (C) Arginine (D) Histidine

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<img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/80cc0f0a4fa1b75d71ad1c51cbc7d870-.png" /> Leucine is not a basic amino acid while others three i.e., arginine, Iysine and histidine are basic amino acids as they have more number of amino groups than carboxyl groups.

Q. Which of the following is not basic amino acid?

Leucine

Lysine

Arginine

Histidine

Leucine is not a basic amino acid while others three i.e., arginine, Iysine and histidine are basic amino acids as they have more number of amino groups than carboxyl groups.