Question

An amino acid which is acidic due to he presence
of an extra carboxyl group is
Lysine
Glutamic acid
Valine
Glycine​

Answer 1

Answer:

2 glutamic acid is correct

Answer 2

Glutamic acid is the correct answer.

• Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins.
• At one end of amino acids there is amine group while at other end there is carboxylic group.
• Acidic amino acids have extra carboxylic group while basic amino acids have extra amine group.
• Aspartic acid and glutamic acid are the acidic amino acids.
• Lysine, histidine and arginine are the basic amino acids.