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Which of the following amino acids is no...

Which of the following amino acids is not optically active

A

lactic acid

B

serine

C

alanine

D

glycine

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The correct Answer is:
D
Glycine is not optically active amino acid due to absence of chiral carbon atom.
`H_2N-underset"Glycine"undersetHunderset|oversetoversetH|C-COOH`
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