Exploring Glycine: The Simplest and Smallest Amino Acid without a Chiral Center

What is the simplest amino acid?

1. Glycine, where R=H

The simplest amino acid is glycine (Gly). Glycine is the only amino acid that does not have a chiral center, which means that it does not have a mirror image. It has a hydrogen atom as its side chain, making it the smallest of all amino acids.

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