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Amino Acids
20 amino acids and characteristics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alanine | Ala - A - hydrophobic |
| Arginine | Arg - R - free amino acid group makes it basic and hydrophilic |
| Asparagine | Asn - N - carbohydrate can be covalently linked (N-linked) to its -NH |
| Aspartic Acid | Asp - D - free carboxyl group makes it acidic and hydrophilic |
| Cysteine | Cys - C - oxidation of their sulfhydryl (-SH) groups link 2 Cys (S-S) |
| Glutamic Acid | Glu - E - free carboxyl group makes it acidic and hydrophilic |