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amino acids
Question | Answer |
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essential amino acids | must be supplied to body from foods or supplements |
the 9 essential amino acids | isoleucine, leucine, valine, histidine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan |
2 acidic amino acids | aspartic acid, glutamic acid |
3 basic amino acids | lysine, arginine, histidine |
3-letter code for aspartic acid | asp |
3-letter code for glutamic acid | glu |
3-letter code for lysine | lys |
3-letter code for arginine | arg |
3-letter code for histidine | his |
6 polar amino acids | serine, threonine, cysteine, tyrosine, asparagine, glutamine |
3-letter code for serine | ser |
3-letter code for threonine | thr |
3-letter code for cysteine | cys |
3-letter code for asparagine | asn |
3-letter code for glutamine | gln |
9 nonpolar amino acids | glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, methionine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, proline |
3-letter code for glycine | gly |
3-letter code for alanine | ala |
3-letter code for valine | val |
3-letter code for leucine | leu |
3-letter code for isoleucine | ile |
3-letter code for methionine | met |
3-letter code for phenylalanine | phe |
3-letter code for tryptophan | trp |
3-letter code for proline | pro |
1-letter code for aspartic acid | d |
1-letter code for glutamic acid | e |
1-letter code for lysine | k |
1-letter code for arginine | r |
1-letter code for histidine | h |
1-letter code for serine | s |
1-letter code for threonine | t |
1-letter code for cysteine | c |
1-letter code for tyrosine | y |
1-letter code for asparagine | n |
1-letter code for glutamine | q |
1-letter code for glycine | g |
1-letter code for alanine | a |
1-letter code for valine | v |
1-letter code for leucine | l |
1-letter code for isoleucine | i |
1-letter code for methionine | m |
1-letter code for phenylalanine | f |
1-letter code for tryptophan | w |
1-letter code for proline | p |