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The Uncommon Amino Acid Selenocysteine Has an R Group with the Structure

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The uncommon amino acid selenocysteine has an R group with the structure -CH2-SeH (pKa \approx 5) .In an aqueous solution,pH = 7.0,selenocysteine would:


A) be a fully ionized zwitterion with no net charge.
B) be found in proteins as d-selenocysteine.
C) never be found in a protein.
D) be nonionic.
E) not be optically active.

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