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Which of the following statements is/are wrong

A

All amino acids are optically active

B

Most of the naturally occuring amino acids are L - amino acids

C

Glycine is optically inactive

D

All amino acids contain a primary amino group except proline

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A

Glycine `overset(NH_(2))overset("| ")("C ")H_(2)-COOH` is optically inactive.
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