Non-Polar Amino Acids

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- the R-group makes them non-polar

- they are made of C-H & C-C 

- G A P V L I M F Y W 

Uncharged Amino Acids

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              O

              ||

-OHH, -SH, & -C-NH2

- S, T, O, N, & Q

Charged Amino Acids

R, K, H  &  D, E

                         |_____|     |__|

      |            |

    Pos.       Neg.

A

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Ala

Alanine

R

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arg

arginine

N

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asn

asparagine

D

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asp

aspartic acid

C

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cys

cysteine

E

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glu

glutamic acid

Q

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gln

glutamine

G

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gly

glycine

H

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his

histidine

I

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ile

isoleucine

L

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leu

leucine

K

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lys

lysine

M

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met

methionine

F

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phe

phenylalanine

P

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pro

proline

S

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ser

serine

T

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thr

threonine

W

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trp

tryptophan

Y

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tyr

tyrosine

V

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val

valine

Amino Acid Structure

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