Assertion: Proteins on hydrolysis produce amino acids. Reason: Amino acids contain –NH₂ and –COOH groups.

amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Protein hydrolysis is obtained by the acid or base and yields small molecules which are alpha-amino carboxylic acid or alpha-amino acid. Let’s consider a hydrolysis reaction of the amino acid sequence as shown below, The amino acid sequence undergoes hydrolysis because of the breakage of the peptide bond. The amino acid is composed of an amino group and a carboxylic acid group. But this is not a proper explanation for the hydrolysis of protein. Thus, (b) is the correct option