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Read the passage given below and answer the following questions: Proteins are high molecular mass complex biomolecules of amino acids. The important proteins required for our body are enzymes, hormones, antibodies, transport proteins, structural proteins, contractile proteins etc. Except for glycine, all $\alpha$-amino acids have chiral carbon atom and most of them have L-configuration. The amino acids exists as dipolar ion called zwitter ion, in which a proton goes from the carboxyl group to the amino group. A large number of $\alpha$-amino acids are joined by peptide bonds forming polypeptides. The peptides having very large molecular mass (more than 10,000) are called proteins. The structure of proteins is described as primary structure giving sequence of linking of amino acids; secondary structure giving manner in which polypeptide chains are arranged and folded; tertiary structure giving folding, coiling or bonding polypeptide chains producing three dimensional structures and quaternary structure giving arrangement of sub-units in an aggregate protein molecule. A statement of assertion followed by a statement of reason is given. Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.

1. Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.
2. Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation for assertion.
3. Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
4. Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.

1. Assertion: Except glycine, all naturally occurring CL-amino acids are optically active.

Reason: All naturally occurring CL-amino acids, except glycine, has at least one asymmetric carbon.

2. Assertion: All amino acids are optically active.

Reason: Amino acids contain asymmetric carbon atoms.

3. Assertion: In $\alpha$-helix structure, intramolecular H-bonding takes place whereas in $\beta$-pleated structure, intermolecular H-bonding takes place.

Reason: An egg contains a soluble globular protein called albumin which is present in the white part.

4. Assertion: Secondary structure of protein refers to regular folding patterns of continuos portions of the polypeptide chain.

Reason: Out of 20 amino acids, only 12 amino acids can be synthesised by human body.

5. Assertion: The helical structure of protein is stabilised by intramolecular hydrogen bond between -NH and carbonyl oxygen.

Reason: Sanger's reagent is used for the identification of N-tenninal amino acid of peptide chain.