Identify basic amino acid from following.

1. Tryptophan
2. Threonine
3. Phenylalanine
4. Histidine

Solution

The side chain of histidine is
Histidine contains nitrogen in its side chain. Hence, it is a basic amino acid.

Asked in: MHT CET 2024 (04 May Shift 2)

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