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  • Assertion (A): All naturally occurring a-amino acids except glycine are optically active.

In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) followed by a statement of Reason (R) is given. Choose the correct answer out of the following choices:

(i) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason explains the
assertion.
(ii) Both assertion and reason are wrong statements.
(iii) Assertion is correct statement and reason is wrong statement.
(iv) Assertion is wrong statement and reason is correct statement.
(v) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason does not
explain assertion.

Assertion (A): All naturally occurring \alpha-amino acids except glycine are optically active.
Reason (R): Most naturally occurring amino acids have L-configuration.

Answers (1)

The answer is the option (v) This exception is due to the presence of at least one chiral carbon in all \alpha-amino acids except glycine

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