OH NH₂ ina-amino acid R-side chain glycine, R-H) -NH NH₂ nt Histidine Sv NH NH, Histidine OH HS extbook and Media OH HS NH₂ Cysteine RV NH₂ Cysteine OH Proline Proline Sv t the correct explanation for why glycine is achiral. OH НО. N NH₂ Aspartic acid НО. Glycine has an enantiomer. The alpha carbon of glycine does not have four unique groups. Glycine has a nonsuperimposable mirror image. Glycine has an enantiomer. OH i NH₂ Aspartic acid Sv OH

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Assign a configuration to each of the four amino acids shown below, and determine which one is the exception.
NH₂
Ana-amino acid
R-side chain
(for glycine, R-H)
-NH
OH
Hint
NH₂
Histidine
Sv
a
-NH NH₂
Histidine
OH
eTextbook and Media
OH HS
HS
NH₂
OH
Ign
Proline
Cysteine
la plag
HO
OH
NH₂
Cysteine
R
OH
Proline
Sv
Select the correct explanation for why glycine is achiral.
HO
NH₂
Aspartic acid
Glycine has an enantiomer.
The alpha carbon of glycine does not have four unique groups.
O Glycine has a nonsuperimposable mirror image.
O Glycine has an enantiomer.
NH₂
Aspartic acid
Sv
OH
Transcribed Image Text:Assign a configuration to each of the four amino acids shown below, and determine which one is the exception. NH₂ Ana-amino acid R-side chain (for glycine, R-H) -NH OH Hint NH₂ Histidine Sv a -NH NH₂ Histidine OH eTextbook and Media OH HS HS NH₂ OH Ign Proline Cysteine la plag HO OH NH₂ Cysteine R OH Proline Sv Select the correct explanation for why glycine is achiral. HO NH₂ Aspartic acid Glycine has an enantiomer. The alpha carbon of glycine does not have four unique groups. O Glycine has a nonsuperimposable mirror image. O Glycine has an enantiomer. NH₂ Aspartic acid Sv OH
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