Amino Acids

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alanine (ala, a)
nonpolar
nonpolar
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arginine (arg, r)
polar basic, positive charged R group
polar basic, positive charged R group
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asparagine (asn, n)
polar, neutral (uncharged) R group
polar, neutral (uncharged) R group
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aspartate (asp, d)
polar acidic, negative charged R group
polar acidic, negative charged R group
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cysteine (cys, c)
polar, neutral (uncharged) R group
polar, neutral (uncharged) R group
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glutamate (glu, e)
polar acidic, negatively charged R group
polar acidic, negatively charged R group
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glutamine (gln, q)
polar, neutral (uncharged) R group
polar, neutral (uncharged) R group
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glycine (gly, g)
nonpolar
nonpolar
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histidine (his, h)
polar basic, positive charged R group
polar basic, positive charged R group
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isoleucine (ile, i)
nonpolar
nonpolar
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leucine (leu, l)
nonpolar
nonpolar
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lysine (lys, k)
polar basic, positive charged R group
polar basic, positive charged R group
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methionine (met, m)
nonpolar
nonpolar
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phenylalanine (phe, f)
nonpolar, aromatic R group
nonpolar, aromatic R group
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proline (pro, p)
nonpolar
nonpolar
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serine (ser, s)
polar, neutral (uncharged) R group
polar, neutral (uncharged) R group
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threonine (thr, t)
polar, neutral (uncharged) R group
polar, neutral (uncharged) R group
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tryptophan (trp, w)
nonpolar, aromatic R group
nonpolar, aromatic R group
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tyrosine (tyr, y)
polar, aromatic R group
polar, aromatic R group
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valine (val, v)
nonpolar
nonpolar