Answer to Question #105700 in Biochemistry for kyliie

Question #105700
The α-carbon of an amino acid (except for glycine) is chiral because_____.

1. it is bonded to four different chemical groups in a tetrahedral arrangement 2. it has no net charge 3. it contains a carboxylic acid group 4. it is symmetrical
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2020-03-18T09:17:29-0400

The answer is - 4. it is symetrical


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