AMINO ACIDS

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biochemistry

Last updated 8:58 PM on 8/19/26
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Arginine

  • Arg

  • R

  • positively charged

  • basic


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Histidine

  • His

  • H

  • positively charged

  • basic


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Lysine

  • Lys

  • K

  • positively charged

  • basic


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Aspartic Acid

  • Asp

  • D

  • negatively charged

  • acidic


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Glutamic Acid

  • Glu

  • E

  • negatively charged

  • acidic


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Serine

  • Ser

  • S

  • polar (hydrophilic)


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Threonine

  • Thr

  • T

  • polar (hydrophilic)


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Asparagine

  • Asn

  • N

  • polar (hydrophilic)


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Glutamine

  • Gln

  • Q

  • polar (hydrophilic)


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Cysteine

  • Cys

  • C

  • polar (hydrophilic)


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Selenocysteine

  • Sec

  • U

  • polar (hydrophilic)


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Proline

  • Pro

  • P

  • polar (hydrophilic)


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Glycine

  • Gly

  • G

  • nonpolar (hydrophobic)


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Alanine

  • Ala

  • A

  • nonpolar (hydrophobic)


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Valine

  • Val

  • V

  • nonpolar (hydrophobic)


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Isoleucine

  • Ile

  • I

  • nonpolar (hydrophobic)


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Leucine

  • Leu

  • L

  • nonpolar (hydrophobic)


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Methionine

  • Met

  • M

  • nonpolar (hydrophobic)


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Phenylalanine

  • Phe

  • F

  • nonpolar (hydrophobic)


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Tyrosine

  • Tyr

  • Y

  • nonpolar (hydrophobic)


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Tryptophan

  • Trp

  • W

  • nonpolar (hydrophobic)