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Which one of the following statements is correct ?

Option: 1

All amino acids except lysine are optically active


Option: 2

All amino acids are optically active


Option: 3

All amino acids except glycine are optically active


Option: 4

All amino acids except glutamic acid are optically active


Answers (1)

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As we have learnt, 

Glycine is optically inactive while all other amino acids are optically active. This is because Glycine does not contain any chiral centre

Hence, the correct answer is Option (3)

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