All are True Statements About L-Isoleucine EXCEPT

Question

All are true statements about L-isoleucine EXCEPT:
A) Its enantiomer is named D-isoleucine.
B) L-alloleucine would be its diastereomer.
C) It contains a total of two asymmetric or chiral carbons.
D) It can also be named as (2S,3S)-isoleucine using the (R,S) system.
E) Its diastereomer would be named D-leucine.

Accepted Answer

L-isoleucine and D-leucine are not diastereomers; they are enantiomers of different amino acids. Diastereomers are stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other, which applies to L-isoleucine and L-alloleucine, not L-isoleucine and D-leucine.