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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question

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The α-carbon of all the amino acids is a chirality center except for .
Options
A Glycine
Correct Answer
B Threonine
C Proline
D Aspartic acid
Correct Answer

Option A is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Glycine is the only standard amino acid that is achiral because its α-carbon is attached to two hydrogen atoms (H and H), making it not a chirality center.

Hint

Which amino acid has two hydrogen atoms on the α-carbon?

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