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7444765536GlycineGly, G- found in "loop" regions of proteins, achiral, helix breaker0
7444791453AlanineAla, A-nonpolar1
7444806821ArginineArg,R-Polar,basic2
7444820708AsparagineAsn,N-Polar3
7444835493Aspartic AcidAsp,D-Polar,acidic,Hydrophilic4
7444862652CysteineCys,C-Polar, Sulphur-containing5
7444877256Glutamic AcidGlu,E-Polar,acidic,Hydrophilic6
7444883703GlutamineGln,Q-Polar7
7444895125HistidineHis,H-Polar, Basic,Hydrophilic8
7444906125IsoleucineIle,I-Nonpolar,Hydrophobic9
7444909398MethionineMet,M-Nonpolar,Hydrophobic,Sulphur-containing10
7444919388ProlinePro,P-Nonpolar,Induces kinks in protein structure; often found in turns and loops The only amino acid that has a cyclic structure involving the backbone11
7444942762ValineVal,V-Nonpolar,Hydrophobic12
7444957314LeucineLeu,L-Nonpolar,Hydrophobic13
7444963528PhenylalaninePhe,F-Nonpolar,Hydrophobic,Aromatic14
7444990761SerineSer,S-Polar,Hydrophilic, can be phosphorylated15
7445004086ThreonineThr, T-Polar,canbe phosphorylated16
7445020951TyrosineTyr, Y-Aromatic,can be phosphorylated,Polar, Acidic phenol group17
7445062056LysineLys,K-Polar,Basic,Hydrophilic18
7445079745TryptophanTrp,W-Aromatic,Nonpolar,Biggest,Hydrophobic,19

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