Q. The amino acid which is not optically active is
A) Lactic acid
B) Serine
C) Alanine
D) Glycine
Explanation
(d)
Glycine is optically inactive amino acid due to absence of chiral carbon atoms.
$CH_{2} - COOH\ \$
$|\$
${NH}_{2}$
Glycine
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