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(D) An amino acid is optically active if it contains at least one chiral carbon atom (an asymmetric carbon atom bonded to four different groups).Glyci

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glycine

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(D) An amino acid is optically active if it contains at least one chiral carbon atom (an asymmetric carbon atom bonded to four different groups).Glycine has the structure $NH_2-CH_2-COOH$.In glycine,the central carbon atom is bonded to two identical hydrogen atoms,meaning it does not have a chiral center.Therefore,glycine is the only naturally occurring amino acid that is not optically active.

List-$I$ (Natural amino acid)	List-$II$ (Code)
$A$. Glutamic acid	$I$. $Q$
$B$. Glutamine	$II$. $W$
$C$. Tyrosine	$III$. $E$
$D$. Tryptophan	$IV$. $Y$

The amino acid which is not optically active is

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List-$I$ (Natural amino acid) List-$II$ (Code)

$A$. Glutamic acid $I$. $Q$

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