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Table 8.1
Naturally occurring amino acids [
26
,
28
-
31
]
Name
Structure
Optical rotation
Glycine
(+)
H
2
N
COOH
Alanine
(+)
COOH
NH
2
Valine
(+)
COOH
NH
2
Leucine
(
)
COOH
NH
2
Isoleucine
(+)
COOH
NH
2
Serine
(
)
COOH
HO
NH
2
Threonine
(
)
NH
2
COOH
OH
Cysteine
(
)
COOH
HS
NH
2
Methionine
(
)
NH
2
S
COOH
Cystine
(
)
NH
2
HOOC
S
S
COOH
NH
2
Amino acids with aromatic groups
Phenylalanine
(
)
COOH
NH
2
(continued)
