Amino Acid Names/Charges

G

Glycine; Gly; nonpolar

A

Alanine; Ala; nonpolar

V

Valine; Val; nonpolar

L

Leucine; Leu; nonpolar

I

Isoleucine; Ile; nonpolar

M

Methionine; Met; nonpolar

F

Phenlalanine; Phe; nonpolar

W

Trptophan; Trp; nonpolar

P

Proline; Pro; nonpolar

S

Serine; Ser; polar; neutral

T

Threonine; Thr; polar; neutral

C

Cysteine; Cys; polar; neutral

Y

Tyrosine; Tyr; polar; neutral

N

Asparagine; Asn; polar; neutral

Q

Glutamine; Gln; polar; neutral

D

Aspartate; Asp; acidic; polar; negatively charged

E

Glutamate; Glu; polar; acidic; negatively charged

K

Lysine; Lys; polar; basic; positively charged

R

Arginine; Arg; polar; basic; positively charged

H

Histidine; His; polar; basic; positively charged

All polar acidic side chains are ______ while polar basic side chains are ______

negatively charged; positively charged

All nonpolar side chains are

neutral