Many organic substances are negatively charged e.g., acetic acid, while others are positively charged e.g., ammonium ion. An amino acid under certain conditions would have both positive and negative charges simultaneously in the same molecule. Such a form of amino acid is called
1. Positively charged form
2. Negatively charged form
3. Neutral form
4. Zwitter ionic form
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Tyrosine, phenylalanine and tryptophan are all:
1. Acidic amino acids
2. Sulphur containing amino acids
3. Essential amino acids
4. Aromatic amino acids
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion (A): Dietary proteins are the source of essential amino acids.
Reason (R): Amino acids are organic compounds containing an amino group and an acidic group as substituents on the same carbon.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True but the (R) does not explain (A).
2. (A) is True but (R) is False.
3. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A).
4. (A) is False but (R) is True.
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