Acidic amino acids carry two -COOH and one $ - {\rm{N}}{{\rm{H}}_2}$ groups per molecule. Keeping this in mind, select the correct pair of acidic amino acid

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Acidic amino acids carry two -COOH and one

- \mathrm{N}{\mathrm{H}_2}

groups per molecule. Keeping this in mind, select the correct pair of acidic amino acid

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Correct option: B

Aspartic acid and glutamic acid

Option B (Aspartic acid and glutamic acid) is correct because they are the two common amino acids with acidic side chains (containing an extra -COOH group).

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