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Which naturally occurring alpha-amino acid is optically inactive?
AAlanine
BGlycine
CValine
DSerine
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Glycine
Glycine has hydrogen as its side chain, so its alpha carbon is not asymmetric.
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