CEE Kerala Engineering CEE Kerala Engineering Solved Paper-2000

  • question_answer
    What structural feature distinguishes glycine from other natural \[\alpha \]-aminoacids?

    A)  It is optically inactive

    B)  It contains aromatic group

    C)  It is a dicarboxylic acid

    D)  It has a secondary amine

    E)  It contains two amino groups

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Glycine is an optically inactive \[\alpha \]-amino acid while all other a-amino acids are optically active. The structure of glycine is as: \[N{{H}_{2}}C{{H}_{2}}COOH\]


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