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Which of the following amino acid bears positive charge due to amine group on side chain?

Option: 1

Arginine


Option: 2

Lysine


Option: 3

Histidine


Option: 4

Aspartate


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Amino Acids

  • Amino acids are the monomers that form the polymer called polypeptides or proteins. 
  • Proteins in humans and other organisms are built from a collection of 20 alpha-amino acids.
  • An alpha-amino acid contains a chiral carbon that is bound to an amino group (-NH2), a carboxyl group (-COOH), a hydrogen atom and an R-group (side chain).
     

R- Group- Amino acids can be classified according to their R-group or side chains:
The following figures describe the different types of amino acids:

 

 

Lysine has amine group in the side chain.

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