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Which of the following natural alpha-amino acids is optically inactive?

AAlanine
BGlycine
CSerine
DValine

Answer: B

Glycine has two hydrogens on the alpha carbon, so it has no stereocentre and is achiral. The others have four different groups on the alpha carbon.

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