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Consider the following statements concerning proteins
I. All natural amino acids which are constituents of proteins, are `alpha`-amino acids.
II. `alpha`-Amino acids are all optically active and have L-configuration.
III. `alpha`-Amino acids are connected by ester linkages.
IV. Favourable conformation for the peptide linkages in protein is the `alpha`-helix arrangement.
Of these statements

A

I and II are correct

B

II and III are correct

C

I and IV are correct

D

I, II, III and IV are correct

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C

I and IV are correct
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