JEE Main 201912 JanuaryEvening Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2019
- Date
- 12 January
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Biomolecules
JEE Main 2019 · 12 January · Evening Shift · Chemistry · Biomolecules
The correct structure of histidine in a strongly acidic solution...
The correct structure of histidine in a strongly acidic solution is








Options
- A

- B

- C

- D

Correct answer
D. 
Step-by-step solution
In the acidic medium, only basic nitrogen is protonated. The second nitrogen is less basic because the lone pair is involved in aromaticity, while and are more basic.