Amino Acids

Non-Polar/Hydrophobic AAs

alanine, leucine, isoleucine, valine, and methionine

Somewhat Polar AAs

cysteine

Polar/Hydrophilic AAs

GAST (glutamine, asparagine, serine, and threonine) - gast like ghost and casper the friendly ghost

Negatively Charged at pH 7.0

aspartate and glutamate (AG gold and someone stole it)

Affect Peptide Shape AAs

glycine and proline

Aromatic AAs

phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan (TTP)

Positively Charged at pH 7.0

histidine, arginine, and lysine (HAL - P)

Alanine

Ala and A; non-polar/hydrophobic

Leucine

Leu and L; non-polar/hydrophobic

Isoleucine

Ile and I; non-polar/hydrophobic

Valine

Val and V; non-polar/hydrophobic

Methionine

Met and M; non-polar/hydrophobic

Cysteine

Cys and C; somewhat polar

Serine

Ser and S; polar/hydrophilic

Asparagine

Asn and N; polar/hydrophilic

Threonine

Thr and T; polar/hydrophilic

Glutamine

Gln and Q; polar/hydrophilic

Aspartate

Asp and D; negatively charged at pH 7.0

Glutamate

Glu and E; negatively charged at pH 7.0

Glycine

Gly and G; affect peptide shape

Proline

Pro and P; affect peptide shape

Phenylalanine

Phe and F; aromatic

Tyrosine

Tyr and Y; aromatic

Tryptophan

Trp and W; aromatic

Histidine

His and H; positively charged at pH 7.0

Arginine

Arg and R; positively charged at pH 7.0

Lysine

Lys and K; positively charged at pH 7.0