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  4. Most of the naturally a - amino acids have:

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Q. Most of the naturally a - amino acids have:

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Except glycine, all amino acids have a chiral centre and almost all naturally occuring amino acid have L-configuration at the a-carbon. According to Cahn-Ingold-Prelog rules, R - group has a lower priority then $-COOH$, all amino acids have S configuration.

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