Which amino acid is deficient in pulses:: (A) Lysine, (B) Threonine, (C) Methionine, (D) Cysteine
Answer is C. Ans. (c) MethionineRef K. Park 23rded. i628* Pulses protein are poor in methionine and to a lesser extent in cysteine.* Since option C and D both are correct, we have to choose single best answer and that will be Methionine. Literatures clearly states that cysteine is deficient only up to a lesser extent.