Which amino acid has no asymmetric carbon atom?
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The simplest amino acid, which is the molecule glycine, H2NCH2COOH, contains no asymmetric carbon atoms (tetrahedral carbon atoms with four different groups attached). All of the other amino acids do contain such a carbon atom and are therefore optically active.
The simplest amino acid, which is the molecule glycine, H2NCH2COOH, contains no asymmetric carbon atoms (tetrahedral carbon atoms with four different groups attached). All of the other amino acids do contain such a carbon atom and are therefore optically active.
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