Classification of the 20 amino acids based on the properties of their side chains (R groups)

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20 Terms

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<p>Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter) </p><p>Type of amino acid </p><p></p>

Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter)

Type of amino acid


Alanine

(Ala, A)

Hydrophobic


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<p>Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter) </p><p>Type of amino acid </p>

Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter)

Type of amino acid

Valine

(Val, V)

Hydrophobic

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<p>Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter) </p><p>Type of amino acid </p>

Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter)

Type of amino acid

Phenylalanine

(Phe, F)

Hydrophobic

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<p>Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter) </p><p>Type of amino acid </p>

Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter)

Type of amino acid

Tryptophan

(Trp, W)

Hydrophobic

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<p>Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter) </p><p>Type of amino acid </p>

Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter)

Type of amino acid

Leucine

(Leu, L)

Hydrophobic

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<p>Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter) </p><p>Type of amino acid </p>

Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter)

Type of amino acid

Isoleucine

(Ile, I)

Hydrophobic

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<p>Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter) </p><p>Type of amino acid </p>

Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter)

Type of amino acid

Methionine

(Met, M)

Hydrophobic

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<p>Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter) </p><p>Type of amino acid </p>

Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter)

Type of amino acid

Proline

(Pro, P)

Hydrophobic

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<p>Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter) </p><p>Type of amino acid </p>

Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter)

Type of amino acid

Glycine

(Gly, G)

Hydrophobic

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<p>Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter) </p><p>Type of amino acid </p>

Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter)

Type of amino acid

Serine

(Ser, S)

Polar

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<p>Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter) </p><p>Type of amino acid </p>

Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter)

Type of amino acid

Threonine

(Thr, T)

Polar

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<p>Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter) </p><p>Type of amino acid </p>

Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter)

Type of amino acid

Tyrosine

(Tyr, Y)

Polar

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<p>Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter) </p><p>Type of amino acid </p>

Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter)

Type of amino acid

Cysteine

(Cys, C)

Polar

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<p>Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter) </p><p>Type of amino acid </p>

Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter)

Type of amino acid

Asparagine

(Asn, N)

Polar

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<p>Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter) </p><p>Type of amino acid </p>

Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter)

Type of amino acid

Glutamine

(Gln, Q)

Polar

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<p>Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter) </p><p>Type of amino acid </p>

Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter)

Type of amino acid

Histidine

(His, H)

Polar

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<p>Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter) </p><p>Type of amino acid </p>

Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter)

Type of amino acid

Aspartate

(Asp, D)

Negatively Charged

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<p>Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter) </p><p>Type of amino acid </p>

Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter)

Type of amino acid

Glutamate

(Glu, E)

Negatively Charged

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<p>Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter) </p><p>Type of amino acid </p>

Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter)

Type of amino acid

Lysine

(Lys, K)

Positively Charged

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<p>Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter)</p><p>Type of amino acid</p>

Name (full name, 3 letter, 1 letter)

Type of amino acid

Arginine

(Arg, R)

Positively Charged