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amino acids
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09/11/2006
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Term
Alanine
 Definition
Ala, A

R: -CH3
Term
Glycine
 Definition
Gly, G

R: -H
Term
Valine
 Definition
Val, V

R: -CH(CH3)2
Term
Leucine
 Definition
Leu, L

R: -CH2-CH-(CH3)2
Term
Isoleucine
 Definition
Ile, I

R: -CH(CH3)CH2-CH3
Term
Aspartic Acid
 Definition
Asp, D

R: -CH2-COOH
Term
Glutamic Acid
 Definition
Glu, E

R: -CH2-CH2-COOH
Term
Arginine
 Definition
Arg, R

R: -CH2-CH2-CH2-NH-C(NH2)=NH
Term
Lysine
 Definition
Lys, K

R: -CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-NH2
Term
Histidine
 Definition
His, H

R: -CH2-(C=C-NH-C=N-)
Term
Cysteine
 Definition
Cys, C

R: -CH2-SH
Term
Methionine
 Definition
Met, M

R: -CH2-CH2-S-CH3
Term
Serine
 Definition
Ser, S

R: -CH2-OH
Term
Threonine
 Definition
Thr, T

R: -CH(OH)CH3
Term
Tyrosine
 Definition
Tyr, Y

R: -CH2-(BenzeneRing)-OH
Term
Asparagine
 Definition
Asn, N

R: -CH2-CO-NH2
Term
Glutamine
 Definition
Gln, Q

R: -CH2-CH2-CO-NH2
Term
Phenylalanine
 Definition
Phe, F

R: -CH2-(BenzeneRing)
Term
Tryptophan
 Definition
Trp, W

R: -CH2-(5memringNonBottom)=(BenzeneRing)

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Term
Proline
 Definition
Pro, P

R: messed up, see pic
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