amino acids biochem

glycine

gly, smallest, achiral, nonpolar

alanine

ala, small, wedged into loops/chains, nonplar

valine

val, isopropyl group, nonpolar

proline

pro, incorporates the backbone into side chain, nonpolar

leuine

leu, nonpolar

isoleucine

ile, isomer of leucine, nonpolar

methionine

met, has sulfur, nonpolar

tryptophan

trp, nonpolar,

phenylalanine

phe, benzene ring, nonpolar

cysteine

csy, can form disulfide bridge (important in secondary/quarternary), polar

serine

ser, polar

threonine

thr, polar

tyrosine

tyr, polar

asparagine

asn, amide group, polar

glutamine

gln, polar

lysine

lys, at ph 7.4 will pick up h+, pos

arginine

arg, pos

histidine

his, aromatic ring. pos

glutamic acid

glu, neg