Amino Acids: Structures, Names, and Characterisitcs

Name

Name

Alanine (Ala, A)

Alanine (Characterisitcs)

Nonpolar, Aliphatic

Name

Arginine (Arg, R)

Arginine (Characterisitcs)

Basic (Positive Charge)

Name

Asparagine (Asn, N)

Asparagine (Characterisitcs)

Polar, Uncharged

Name

Aspartic Acid (Asp, D)

Aspartic Acid (Characterisitcs)

Acidic (Negative Charge)

Name

Cysteine (Cys, C)

Cysteine (Characterisitcs)

Polar, Uncharged

Name

Glutamic Acid (Glu, E)

Glutamic Acid (characterisitcs)

Acidic (Negative Charge)

Name

Glutamine (Gln, Q)

Glutamine (Characterisitcs)

Polar, Uncharged

Name

Glycine (Gly, G)

Glycine (Characterisitcs)

Nonpolar, Aliphatic

Name

Histidine (His, H)

Histidine (Characterisitics)

Basic (Positive Charge)

Name

Isoleucine (Ile, I)

Isoleucine (Characteristics)

Nonpolar, Aliphatic

Name

Leucine (Leu, L)

Leucine (Characterisitcs)

Nonpolar, Aliphatic

Name

Lysine (Lys, K)

Lysine (Characterisitcs)

Basic (Positive Charge)

Name

Methionine (Met, M)

Methionine (Characterisitics)

Nonpolar, Aliphatic

Name

Phenylalanine (Phe, F)

Phenylalanine (Characterisitcs)

Nonpolar, Aromatic

Name

Proline (Pro, P)

Proline (Characteristics)

Nonpolar, Aliphatic

Name

Serine (Ser, S)

Serine (Characterisitcs)

Polar, Uncharged

Name

Threonine (Thr, T)

Threonine (Characterisitcs)

Polar, Uncharged

Name

Tryptophan (Trp, W)

Tryptophan (Characterisitcs)

Nonpolar, Aromatic

Name

Tyrosine (Tyr, Y)

Tyrosine (Characteristics)

Nonpolar, Aromatic

Name

Valine (Val, V)

Valine (Characterisitcs)

Nonpolar, Aliphatic