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Which of the following is the simplest a...

Which of the following is the simplest amino acid

A

glycine

B

alanine

C

valine

D

leucine

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The correct Answer is:
A
Every amino acid except glycine contains at least one chiral center . As obtained by acidic except glycine has been found optically active
`H_(2) - N underset("Glycine")(CH_(2)) - CO_(2) H`
Alanine `[H_(2) NCH (CH_(3)) CO_(2) H]` is the samllest chiral `alpha`-amino acid.
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