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Medical Biochemistry, I Structure and Function of Proteins, 1 Amino Acids

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Amino Acid Name
Structure
Symbol
Abbreviation
Type of Side Chain
Glycine   Linear   G   Gly   Nonpolar  
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Alanine   Linear   A   Ala   Nonpolar  
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Valine   Branched   V   Val   Nonpolar  
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Leucine   Branched   L   Leu   Nonpolar  
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Isoleucine   Branched   I   Ile   Nonpolar  
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Phenylalanine   Contains a 6-Sided Ring   F   Phe   Nonpolar  
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Tryptophan   Contains a 6-Sided Ring and a 5-Sided Ring   W   Trp   Nonpolar  
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Methionine   Contains Sulfur   M   Met   Nonpolar  
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Proline   An Imino Acid (Has a 5-Sided Ring)   P   Pro   Nonpolar  
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Serine   Linear   S   Ser   Uncharged Polar  
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Threonine   Linear   T   Thr   Uncharged Polar  
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Tyrosine   Contains a 6-Sided Ring   Y   Tyr   Uncharged Polar  
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Asparagine   Linear   N   Asn   Uncharged Polar  
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Cysteine   Contains a Sulfhydril Group   C   Cys   Uncharged Polar  
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Glutamine   Linear   Q   Gln   Uncharged Polar  
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Aspartic Acid   Linear   D   Asp   Acidic Side Chain, (-)Charged  
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Glutamic Acid   Linear   E   Glu   Acidic Side Chain, (-)Charged  
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Histidine   Contains a 5-Sided Ring   H   His   Basic Side Chain, (+)Charged  
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Lysine   Linear   K   Lys   Basic Side Chain, (+)Charged  
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Arginine   Linear   R   Arg   Basic Side Chain, (+)Charged  
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