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In the following questions a statement of Assertin (A) followed by a statement of Reason (R) is give. Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
Assertion (A): All naturally occurring `alpha`-amino acids except glycine are optically active
Reason (R): Most naturally occuring amino acids have L-configuration.

A

(A) and (R) both are correct statement and (R) is correct explanation for (A)

B

(A) and (R) both are correct statements but (R) is not correct explanation for (A)

C

(A) is correct statement but (R) is wrong statement.

D

(A) is wrong statement but (R) is correct statement

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The correct Answer is:
D

Correct reason: All `alpha`-amino acids except glycine contain at least one asymmetric centre
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