Amino Acid Structure

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Glycine

  • Gly, G

  • Nonpolar aliphatic R group

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Alanine

  • Ala, A

  • Nonpolar, aliphatic R group

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Proline

  • Pro, P

  • Nonpolar aliphatic R group

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Valine

  • Val, V

  • Nonpolar aliphatic R group

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Leucine

  • Leu, L

  • Nonpolar aliphatic R group

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Isoleucine

  • Ile, I

  • Nonpolar aliphatic R group

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Methionine

  • Met, M

  • Nonpolar aliphatic R group

  • thioether group

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Serine

  • Ser, S

  • Polar uncharged R group

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Threonine

  • Thr, T

  • Polar uncharged R group

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Cysteine

  • Cys, C

  • Polar uncharged R group

  • Sulfhydryl group

  • pKa= aprox. 8

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Asparagine

  • Asn, N

  • Polar uncharged R group

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Glutamine

  • Gln, Q

  • Polar uncharged R group

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Aspartate

  • Asp, D

  • Polar negatively charged R group

  • Pka=aprox. 4

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Glutamate

  • Glu, E

  • Polar negatively charged R groups

  • pKa=aprox. 4

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Histidine

  • His, H

  • Polar positively charged R group

  • Imidazole group

  • Pka=aprox. 6

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Lysine

  • Lys, K

  • Polar positively charged R group

  • Pka=aprox. 10

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Arginine
Arg, R

  • Polar positively charged R group

  • Guanidinium group

  • Pka=aprox. 12

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Phenylalanine

  • Phe, F

  • Nonpolar aromatic R group

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Tyrosine

  • Tyr, Y

  • Nonpolar aromatic R group

  • Pka=aprox. 10

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Tryptophan

  • Trp, W

  • Nonpolar aromatic R group

  • Indole group

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