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11 years ago
which amino lacks a stereoisomer?
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11 years ago
Proline because it has a ring structure.
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11 years ago
Hi ffmedic1043,

Proline actually has a chirality center, because the alpha carbon has 4 different groups attached to it. However, glycine does not have a chirality center, because the alpha carbon has 2 hydrogen attached to it.

Hope this helps,
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