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Amino Acids
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11/28/2008
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Term
R= hydrogen
 Definition
glycine
Term
R= methyl group (CH3)
 Definition
alanine
Term
R= isopropyl CH(CH3)2
Definition
valine
Term
R= 3 carbons, methyl on middle
 Definition
leucine
Term
R= 3 carbons, methyl on carbon 1
 Definition
isoleucine
Term
R= carbon then phenyl ring
 Definition
phenylalanine
Term
R= 2 rings of carbons with nitrogen in ring 1
 Definition
tryptophan
Term
R= carbon, carbon, sulfur, carbon
 Definition
methionine
Term
R= 3 carbons in ring with amino nitrogen
 Definition
proline
Term
R= CH2OH
 Definition
serine
Term
R= CHOH,CH3
 Definition
threonine
Term
R= Carbon, phenol ring
 Definition
tyrosine
Term
R= carbon, amide group
 Definition
asparagine
Term
R= (CH2)2 amide group
 Definition
glutamine
Term
R= carbon, sulfur
 Definition
cysteine
Term
R= carbon, carboxylic acid
 Definition
aspartic acid
Term
R= (CH2)2 carboxylic acid
 Definition
glutamic acid
Term
R= carbon, 5-member ring (2 nitrogens)
 Definition
histidine
Term
R= (CH2)4 nitrogen (+1)
 Definition
lysine
Term
R= (CH2)3 NC(NH2)2
 Definition
arginine