Naturally occurring alpha-amino acids obtained from proteins belong to which stereochemical series?

AD-series
Bmeso series
CDL-series (racemic)
DL-series

Answer: D

Amino acids in proteins have the amino group on the left in the Fischer projection (with COOH at the top), which is the L-configuration. Glycine, being achiral, is the only exception to having a configuration.

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