Which Statement About Chirality in Amino Acids Is NOT Correct $\alpha$

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which statement about chirality in amino acids is NOT correct?

• A)An amino acid is chiral if it has a carbon atom bonded to four different groups.
• B)An amino acid is chiral if it cannot be superimposed on its mirror image.
• C)Almost all of the amino acids found in human proteins except glycine, are chiral.
• D)The\(\alpha\)-carbon in an amino acid is a chiral center.
• E)Almost all the amino acids found in human proteins are dextrorotary enantiomers and rotate plane-polarized light to the right.

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