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Amino Acid Enantiomers

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Why is it said the glycine is is not laevorotatory amino acid? It forms non superimposable mirror image ryt?? Then y so??

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dear ask chemistry teacher,coz structure are not dealt in zoology

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Q. Assertion :The amino acid glycine comes under the category of non-essential amino acids. Reason: This is due to the fact that it cannot be synthesised in the body.

Q. Assertion: The amino acid glycine predominantly exists in the form of

^{\oplus} N H_{3} C H_{2} C O O^{⊝}

Reason: The conjugate acid of glycine is

N H_{2} C H_{2} C O O^{⊝}

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Read the above assertion and reason and choose the correct option regarding it.

Q. STATEMENT - 1: cis-2-butene is more polar than trans-2-butene.
STATEMENT - 2: cis-2-butene is super imposable on its mirror-image, whereas trans 2-butene is not superimposable on its mirror image.

Q. Assertion : The amino acid glycine comes under the
category of nonessential amino acids
Reason : This is due to 'the fact that it can not be
synthesised in the body.

Q. The compound

l - (N - e t h y l - N - m e t h y l) - p r o p a n a m i n e

forms non-superimposable mirror images.

But this compound does not show optical activity because of the:

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