Question

Which of the following is the example of acidic amino acid ?

• A. Lysine
• B. Glutamic acid
• C. Aspartic acid
• D. Both (b) and (c)

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Glutamic acid and aspartic acid are acidic amino acid because they bear one amino acid group and two carboxylic group. Lysine is a basic amino acid.