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Nonpolar Amino Acid Polar Hydrophobic Amino Acid

Methionine Phenylalanine Tryptophan


Met, M Phe, F Trp, W Cysteine Tyrosine
Cys, C Tyr, Y
Met – S and C has similar electronegativity;
The S-C bond is nonpolar
Cys – can form disulfide bridges with other Cys
Try – contains imdole group
Tyr – less hydrophobic than phenylalanine
Proline Pro – structurally restrictive, greatly 9 10
Pro, P influencing the structure of the proteins

Polar Hydrophilic Amino Acid Acidic Amino Acid

Serine Threonine
Ser, S Thr, T

Asn and Gln– contains


Aspartate Glutamate
carboxamide groups
Asp, D Glu, E

Asparagine Glutamine
Asn, N Gln, Q
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Basic Amino Acid Peptide Bond


Side
Group

Amino
Group

Lysine Arginine Histidine


Carboxyl
Lys, K Arg, R His, H
Group

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Peptide Bond Residue

15 16

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