Amino Acids

alanine (ala, a)

nonpolar

arginine (arg, r)

polar basic, positive charged R group

asparagine (asn, n)

polar, neutral (uncharged) R group

aspartate (asp, d)

polar acidic, negative charged R group

cysteine (cys, c)

polar, neutral (uncharged) R group

glutamate (glu, e)

polar acidic, negatively charged R group

glutamine (gln, q)

polar, neutral (uncharged) R group

glycine (gly, g)

nonpolar

histidine (his, h)

polar basic, positive charged R group

isoleucine (ile, i)

nonpolar

leucine (leu, l)

nonpolar

lysine (lys, k)

polar basic, positive charged R group

methionine (met, m)

nonpolar

phenylalanine (phe, f)

nonpolar, aromatic R group

proline (pro, p)

nonpolar

serine (ser, s)

polar, neutral (uncharged) R group

threonine (thr, t)

polar, neutral (uncharged) R group

tryptophan (trp, w)

nonpolar, aromatic R group

tyrosine (tyr, y)

polar, aromatic R group

valine (val, v)

nonpolar