Which of the following is true about glycine?
Ans: d (Optically inactive) Ref: Vasudevan, 4th, ed, p. 5th ed, p. 173Glycine is the simplest amino acid.Optically inactive.It forms every third amino acid in collagen (and most abundant amino acid in collagen).Glycine is a glucogenic amino acid formed from serine.Guanido group is present in arginine.ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDNON ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDLeucineValine,AlanineGlutamic acidLysineThreonine,GlycineAspartic acidIsoleucineTiyptophan,ProlineTyrosinePhenylalanineMethionineCysteineSerineAsparagineGlutamineSEMI ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS:Arginine, histidine.
Glycine is an essential amino acid
Sulphur containing at 4th position
Has a guanidine group
Optically inactive
Proteins and Amino Acids