Draw a stereochemical formula for the amino acid alanine (2-aminopropanoic acid),

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Problem

Draw a stereochemical formula for the amino acid alanine (2-aminopropanoic acid), H2NCH(CH3)CO2H\text{H}_2\text{NCH}(\text{CH}_3)\text{CO}_2\text{H}, where the carbon in bold is the central carbon atom.

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