NEET 2005 · Class 11

Biomolecules

Which of the following is the simplest amino acid?

  1. (A)Alanine
  2. (B)Asparagine
  3. (C)Glycine
  4. (D)Tyrosine

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

The R group in these proteinaceous amino acids could be a hydrogen (the amino acid is called glycine), a methyl group (alanine), hydroxy methyl (serine), etc.

Chapter
Biomolecules
Section
intro Sugars (Carbohydrates)
Page
2
Words matched
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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that glycine has a hydrogen atom as its R group, which makes it the simplest amino acid structurally, directly distinguishing it from the other options.

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