Question

In which of the following amino acid 'R' group is a "hydroxymethyl" moiety?
(A) Serine
(B) Glycine
(C) Alanine
(D) Valine

Answer 1

Answer:

C alanine hope it helps thank you so much for reading this

Answer 2

The correct option is (a) Serine.

Explanation:

• -CH 2-OH (hydroxymethyl) is the R group for serine.

• Serine is classed as a nutritionally non-essential (dispensable) amino acid, although it is metabolically necessary and plays a key function in a variety of cellular processes such as biosynthesis of protein which is very crucial.
• Serine is the most common source of one-carbon units for methylation processes that result in S-adenosylmethionine formation.