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#Question id: 164


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

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology
  1. be a fully ionized zwitterion with -1 net charge

  2. be found in proteins as D-selenocysteine.

  3. never be found in a protein.

  4. be nonionic.