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| Glycine. nonpolar. hydrophobic. only non-chiral amino acid. |
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| Alanine. nonpolar. hydrophobic. R=methyl |
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| Proline. nonpolar. hydrophobic. aliphatic. cyclic "imino acid." no free hydrogen on N for bonding. |
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| Valine. nonpolar. hydrophobic. Think V! |
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| Leucine. nonpolar. hydrophobic |
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| Isoleucine. nonpolar. hydrophobic. 2 chiral carbons. |
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| Methionine. nonpolar. Very hydrophobic. Sulfer containing. |
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| Phenylalanine. nonpolar. hydrophobic. aromatic. |
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| Tyrosine. polar. both hydrophobic and hydrophillic but mostly hydrophilic. aromatic. H-Bonding |
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| Tryptophan. nonpolar. hydrophobic. aromatic. H-bonding |
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| Aspartate. acid. (-) present as conjugate base. Carboxyl group sometimes act as nucleophiles |
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| Glutamate. acid. hydrophilic. (-) present as conjugate base. Carboxyl group sometimes act as nucleophiles |
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| Lysine. basic. hydrophilic nitrogenous base. (+). diamino acid |
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| Arginine. most basic amino acid. hydrophilic nitrogeneous base. (+). guianidinium ion always protonated. |
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| Histadine. basic. hydrophilic nitrogenous base. (+). imidazole ring. only amino acid that can function as buffer. |
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| Serine. polar. (neutral). |
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| Threonine. polar. (neutral). |
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| Cysteine. polar. hydrophilic. sulfer containing - sulfhydryl. |
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| Asparagine. polar. (neutral) |
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| Glutamine. polar. (neutral) |
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| Amino Acid in water has (+)N and (-)C ends. Charge depends on R groups. |
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