Amino Acids

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Aspartic acid (Asp or D)


  • acidic (negative charge)


<p></p><ul><li><p>acidic (negative charge)</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Glutamic acid (Glu or E)


  • acidic (negative charge)

  • Neurotransmitter


<p></p><ul><li><p>acidic (negative charge)</p></li><li><p>Neurotransmitter</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Lysine (Lys or K)

  • basic (positive charge

  • essential amino acid


<ul><li><p>basic (positive charge</p></li><li><p>essential amino acid</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Arginine (Arg or R)

Basic

<p>Basic</p>
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Histidine (His or H)

Basic (positive charge)

  • essential amino acid


<p>Basic (positive charge)</p><ul><li><p>essential amino acid</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Alanine (Ala or A)

Nonpolar

<p>Nonpolar</p>
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Valine (Val or V)

Nonpolar

  • essential amino acid


<p>Nonpolar</p><ul><li><p>essential amino acid</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Leucine (Leu or L)

Nonpolar

  • essential amino acid


<p>Nonpolar</p><ul><li><p>essential amino acid</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Isoleucine (Ile or I)

Nonpolar

  • essential amino acid


<p>Nonpolar</p><ul><li><p>essential amino acid</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Proline (Pro or P)

  • Nonpolar


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Phenylalanine (Phe or F)

Nonpolar

  • essential amino acid


<p>Nonpolar</p><ul><li><p>essential amino acid</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Methionine (Met or M)

Nonpolar

  • essential amino acid


<p>Nonpolar</p><ul><li><p>essential amino acid</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Typtophan (Trp or W)

Nonpolar

  • essential amino acid


<p>Nonpolar</p><ul><li><p>essential amino acid</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Glycine (Gly or G)

Nonpolar

<p>Nonpolar</p>
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Cystine (Cys or C)

Nonpolar

  • makes disulfide bonds


<p>Nonpolar</p><ul><li><p>makes disulfide bonds</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Asparagine (Asn or N)

Uncharged polar

<p>Uncharged polar</p>
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Glutamine (Gln or Q)

Uncharged polar

<p>Uncharged polar</p>
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Serine (Ser or S)

Uncharged polar

<p>Uncharged polar</p>
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Threonine (Thr or T)

Uncharged polar

  • essential amino acid


<p>Uncharged polar</p><ul><li><p>essential amino acid</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Tyrosine (Tyr or Y)

Uncharged polar

  • neurotransmitter that keeps up alert (precursor to dopamine etc)