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TABLE 2.5 Chemical Structure of 20 Amino Acids of the General Structure H 2 N C COOH
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eR Group or whole
Name
Abbreviation
Symbol
Class
e H
Glycine
GLY
G
Aliphatic
e CH 3
Alanine
ALA
A
e CH(CH 3 ) 2
Valine
VAL
V
e CH 2 CH(CH 3 ) 2
Leucine
LEU
L
e CH(CH 3 )CH 2 CH 3
Isoleucine
ILE
I
e CH 2 OH
Serine
SER
S
Hydroxyl or sulfur containing
e CH(OH)CH 3
Threonine
THR
T
e CH 2 SH
Cysteine
CYS
C
e CH 2 CH 2 SCH 3
Methionine
MET
M
e CH 2 COOH
Aspartic acid
ASP
D
Acids and corresponding
amides
e CH 2 CONH 2
Asparagine
ASN
N
e CH 2 CH 2 COOH
Glutamic acid
GLU
E
e CH 2 CH 2 CONH 2
Glutamine
GLN
Q
e CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 NH 2
Lysine
LYS
K
e CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 NHCNHNH 2 Arginine
ARG
R
Basic
Histidine
HIS
H
N
N
H
H
Phenylalanine
PHE
F
Aromatic
Tyrosine
TYR
Y
OH
Tryptophan
TRY
W
H
N
(Continued)
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