When proteins are hydrolysed by boiling with strong acids of alkalis, they are converted into

Options

A. amides
B. imines
C. amino acids
D. amines

Answer

C

Explanation

Hydrolysis of proteins with acid or base yields a mixture of the different amino acids. Although the number of amino acids that are commonly found in almost every protein is 20, hydrolysis of naturally occuring proteins may yield as many as 23 different amino acids.