Multiple choice

Which of the following non-standard amino acid is used by legumes as a defense against herbivores?

  1. Lanthionine

  2. Selenocysteine

  3. Pyrrolysine

  4. Mimosine

  5. Eflornithine
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Mimosine is found in legume, Leucaena leucocephala. It is an analogue of tyrosine and can poison animals that graze on these legumes.

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