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Grade 12th passPhysical Chemistry

Which one of the following statements is correct?
(1) All amino acids except lysine are optically active
(2) All amino acids are optically active
(3) All amino acids except glycine are optically active
(4) All amino acids except glutamic acids are optically active

Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years ago
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Glycine contains two hydrogen atoms at the alpha carbon.
All amino acids except glycine are optically active.
Hence option (3) is the answer.


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