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Table 8.1
(continued)
Name
Structure
Optical rotation
Tyrosine
(
)
COOH
HO
NH
2
Diiodotyrosine
(+)
I
COOH
HO
NH
2
I
Thyroxine
(+)
I
I
COOH
HO
NH
2
I
I
Amino acids with heterocyclic structures
Proline
(
)
H
COOH
N
Hydroxyproline
(
)
H
COOH
N
HO
Acidic amino acids
Aspartic acid
(+)
COOH
HOOC
NH
2
Asparagine
(
)
O
2
H
2
N
COOH
Glutamic acid
(+)
HOOC
COOH
NH
2
Glutamine
O
COOH
H
2
N
NH
2
(continued)
