JEE Main 202429 JanuaryMorning Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2024
- Date
- 29 January
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Biomolecules
JEE Main 2024 · 29 January · Morning Shift · Chemistry · Biomolecules
Type of amino acids obtained by hydrolysis of proteins is :
Type of amino acids obtained by hydrolysis of proteins is :
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
B.
Step-by-step solution
Proteins are natural polymers composed of -amino acids which are connected by peptide linkages.
The smallest unit to which the protein can be broken down is called amino acids. The -amino acids are the amino acids whose one carbon contains both the amino group \left({NH}_{2}\right). This type of carbon is called -carbon. Thus, the amino acid that contains an -carbon is called an -amino acid.
Proteins upon acidic hydrolysis produce -amino acids.
Hence, the answer is option B.