During a laboratory session, a student identifies an amino acid that lacks an asymmetric carbon atom because its R-group is a hydrogen atom. Identify it:
Q1. During a laboratory session, a student identifies an amino acid that lacks an asymmetric carbon atom because its R-group is a hydrogen atom. Identify it:
Answer: Glycine
Explanation: Glycine has a hydrogen atom as its R-group, making it achiral; Alanine is tempting but possesses a methyl group making it chiral.