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Amino Acids

COO− COO− COO− + COO−
+ + + H3N C H
H3N C H H3N C H H3N C H
CH2
H CH3 CH3 CH
H3C CH3 H3C CH3
Glycine Alanine Leucine
Gly Ala Valine Leu
G A Val L
V
+ COO− + COO− + COO−
H3N C H H3N C H + COO− H3N C H
H3N C H
H3C C H CH2 CH2
CH2 CH2 H2C CH2
CH3 S CH2 Phenylalanine
CH3 Phe
Isoleucine Methionine Proline F
Ile Met Pro
I M P + COO−
H3N C H
+ COO− + COO− + COO−
H3N C H H3N C H H3N CH CH2
C
CH2 CH2OH H C OH H2N O
C CH3 Asparagine
N CH Serine Asn
H Ser Threonine N
Tryptophan S Thr
Trp T + COO−
W + COO− H3N C H
H3N C H + COO−
+ COO− H3N C H CH2
H3N C H CH2 CH2
CH2 CH2
CH2 OH SH NCHH23+
CH2 Tyrosine
C Cysteine Lysine
H2N O Tyr Cys Lys
Glutamine Y C K
Gln
Q + COO− + COO− + COO−
H3N C H H3N C H H3N C H
+ COO−
H3N C H CH2 CH2 CH2
C CH COO- CH2
CH2 HN NH+ COO-
CH2 Glutamic Acid
CNHH2 C Glu
C NH2+ H E
NH2
Histidine
Arginine His Aspartic Acid
Arg H Asp
R D

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