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Glycine (2)

Gly -nonpolar




-Smallest


-Inhibitory neurotransmitter

Alanine (0)

Ala - nonpolar

Valine (1)

Val - nonpolar




-Branched

Leucine (1)

Leu - nonpolar




-Branched

Isoleucine (1)

Ile - nonpolar




-Branched

Serine (3)

Ser - polar, uncharged




Hydroxyl on R


-Phosphorylation Site


-Oligosaccharide chain attachment site

Threonine (3)

Thr - polar, uncharged




-Hydroxyl on R


-Phosphorylation Site


-Oligosaccharide chain attachment site

Cysteine (2)

Cys - polar, uncharged




-Sulfhydryl on R group


-Disulfide bridges

Methionine (2)

Met - nonpolar




-S containing R group


-No disulfide bridges

Aspartate (1)

Asp - acidic (-)




-Involved in albumin binding properties



Aspargine (3)

Asn - polar, uncharged




-carboxyamino group


-amide of aspartic acid


-CONH2 = oligosaccharide attachement site

Glutamate (1)

Glu - acidic (-)




-Involved in binding properties of albumin

Glutamine (2)

Gln - polar, uncharged




-Most abundant


-Carrier of NH3

Arginine (1)

Arg - Basic (+)




-Growth in children

Lysine (0)

Lys - Basic (+)





Histidine

Basic - His




Physiological buffer


Component of Hemoglobin

Phenylalanine

Nonpolar - Phe




-Aromatic

Tyrosine

Polar, uncharged (Tyr)




-Hydroxyl R Group


-Aromatic


-Phosphorylation site

Tryptophan

Nonpolar, Trp




-Aromatic


-Precursor serotonin, melatonin, niacin

Proline (2)

nonpolar - Pro




-Imino Group


-Helix Breaker