Amino Acids

for memorization

glycine

hydrogen, Gly, G, nonpolar

alanine

methyl, Ala, A, nonpolar

valine

isopropyl, Val, V, nonpolar

cysteine

-CH2-SH, Cys, C, polar/nonpolar

proline

pyrrolidine including anime, Pro, P, nonpolar

leucine

2 methyl butane, Leu, L, nonpolar

isoleucine

-CH-CH3-CH2-CH3, Ile, I, nonpolar

methionine

-CH2-CH2-S-CH3, Met, M, nonpolar

tryptophan

-CH2-pyrrole attached to benzene, Trp, W, nonpolar

phenylalanine

-CH2-phenyl, Phe, F, nonpolar

serine

methanol, Ser, S, polar

threonine

-CH-OH-CH3, Thr, T, polar

tyrosine

-CH2-phenol, Tyr, Y, nonpolar/nonpolar

asparagine

-CH2-C=O-NH3, Asn, N, polar

glutamine

-CH2-CH2-C=O-NH2, Gln, Q, polar

lysine

-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-NH3+, Lys, K, positive

arginine

-CH2-CH2-CH2-NH-C=NH2+-NH2, Arg, R, positive

histidine

-CH2-imidazole, His, H, positive

aspartic acid

-CH2-COO-, Asp, D, negative

glutamic acid

-CH2-CH2-COO-, Glu, E, negative