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Amino Acids
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Arginine (Arg) (R) | hydrophilic, positively charged |
| Histidine (His) (H) | positive hydrophilic |
| Lysine (Lys) (K) | positive hydrophilic ESSENTIAL |
| Aspartic acid (Asp) (D) | negative hydrophilic |
| Glutamic acid (Glu) (E) | negative hydrophilic |
| Serine (Ser) (S) | polar uncharged hydrophilic |
| Threonine (Thr) (T) | polar uncharged hydrophilic ESSENTIAL |
| Asparagine (Asn) (N) | polar uncharged hydrophilic |
| Glutamine (Gln) (Q) | polar uncharged hydrophilic |
| Tyrosine (Tyr) (Y) | polar uncharged hydrophilic ESSENTIAL |
| Alanine (Ala) (A) | nonpolar hydrophobic |
| Isoleucine (Ile) (I) | nonpolar hydrophobic ESSENTIAL |
| Leucine (Leu) (L) | nonpolar hydrophobic ESSENTIAL |
| Methionine (Met) (M) | nonpolar hydrophobic ESSENTIAL |
| Phenylalanine (Phe) (F) | nonpolar hydrophobic ESSENTIAL |
| Tryptophan (Trp) (W) | nonpolar hydrophobic ESSENTIAL |
| Valine (Val) (V) | nonpolar hydrophobic ESSENTIAL |