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- Alanine (Ala, A)
- Hydrophobic
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- Arginine (Arg, R)
- Pos. charged
- Hydrophilic
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- Asparagine (Asn, N)
- polar - no net charge
- Neutral R group
- Hydrophilic
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- Aspartate (Asp, D)
- Neg. charge
- Hydrophilic
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- Cysteine (Cys, C)
- polar - no net charge
- Neutral R group
- Hydrophilic
- forms disulphide bonds
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- Glutamate (Glu, E)
- Neg. charged
- Hydrophilic
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- Glutamine (Gln, Q)
- polar - no net charge
- Neutral R group
- Hydrophilic
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- Glycine (Gly, G)
- Hydrophobic
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- Histidine (His, H)
- Pos. charged
- Hydrophilic
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- Isoleucine (Ile, I)
- Hydrophobic
- branched chain
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- Leucine (Leu, L)
- Hydrophobic
- branched chain
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- Lysine (Lys, K)
- Pos. charged
- Hydrophilic
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- Methionine (Met, M)
- Hydrophobic
- contains S
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- Phenylalanine (Phe, F)
- Hydrophobic
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- Proline (Pro, P)
- Hydrophobic
- only cyclic AA (aka imino acid)
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- Serine (Ser, S)
- polar - no net charge
- Neutral R group
- Hydrophilic
- Alanine + OH
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- Threonine (Thr, T)
- polar - no net charge
- Neutral R group
- Hydrophilic
- Valine + OH
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- Tryptophan (Trp, W)
- Hydrophobic
- contains the indole ring
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- Tyrosine (Tyr, Y)
- polar - no net charge
- Neutral R group
- Hydrophilic
- Phenylalanine + OH
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- Valine (Vel, V)
- Hydrophobic
- branched chain
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