The 20 Amino Acids of Proteins

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20 Terms

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Glycine (Gly or G)

  • Nonpolar side chain hydrophobic

<ul><li><p>Nonpolar side chain hydrophobic</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Alanine (Ala or A)

  • Nonpolar side chain hydrophobic

<ul><li><p>Nonpolar side chain hydrophobic</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Valine (Val or V)

  • Nonpolar side chain hydrophobic

<ul><li><p>Nonpolar side chain hydrophobic</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Leucine (Leu or L)

  • Nonpolar side chain hydrophobic

<ul><li><p>Nonpolar side chain hydrophobic</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Isoleucine (Ile or I)

  • Nonpolar side chain hydrophobic

<ul><li><p>Nonpolar side chain hydrophobic</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Methionine (Met or M)

  • Nonpolar side chain hydrophobic

<ul><li><p>Nonpolar side chain hydrophobic</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Phenylalanine (Phe or F)

  • Nonpolar side chain hydrophobic

<ul><li><p>Nonpolar side chain hydrophobic</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Tryptophan (Trp or W)

  • Nonpolar side chain hydrophobic

<ul><li><p>Nonpolar side chain hydrophobic</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Proline (Pro or P)

  • Nonpolar side chain hydrophobic

<ul><li><p>Nonpolar side chain hydrophobic</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Serine (Ser or S)

  • Polar side chain hydrophilic

<ul><li><p>Polar side chain hydrophilic</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Threonine (Thr or T)

  • Polar side chain hydrophilic

<ul><li><p>Polar side chain hydrophilic</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Cysteine (Cys or C)

  • Polar side chain hydrophilic

<ul><li><p>Polar side chain hydrophilic</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Tyrosine (Tyr or Y)

  • Polar side chain hydrophilic

<ul><li><p>Polar side chain hydrophilic</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Asparagine (Asn or N)

  • Polar side chain hydrophilic

<ul><li><p>Polar side chain hydrophilic</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Glutamine (Gln or Q)

  • Polar side chain hydrophilic

<ul><li><p>Polar side chain hydrophilic</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Aspartic Acid (Asp or D)

  • Electrically charged side chains

  • Hydrophilic

  • Acidic (negatively charged)

<ul><li><p>Electrically charged side chains</p></li><li><p>Hydrophilic</p></li><li><p>Acidic (negatively charged)</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Glutamic Acid (Glu or E)

  • Electrically charged side chains

  • Hydrophilic

  • Acidic (negatively charged)

<ul><li><p>Electrically charged side chains</p></li><li><p>Hydrophilic</p></li><li><p>Acidic (negatively charged)</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Lysine (Lys or K)

  • Electrically charged side chains

  • Hydrophilic

  • Basic (positively charged)

<ul><li><p>Electrically charged side chains</p></li><li><p>Hydrophilic</p></li><li><p>Basic (positively charged)</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Arginine (Arg or R)

  • Electrically charged side chains

  • Hydrophilic

  • Basic (positively charged)

<ul><li><p>Electrically charged side chains</p></li><li><p>Hydrophilic</p></li><li><p>Basic (positively charged)</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Histidine (His or H)

  • Electrically charged side chains

  • Hydrophilic

  • Basic (positively charged)

<ul><li><p>Electrically charged side chains</p></li><li><p>Hydrophilic</p></li><li><p>Basic (positively charged)</p></li></ul><p></p>