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6492744409Nonpolar, Nonaromatic Side chainsglycine alanine valine leucine isoleucine methionine proline0
6492749223Aromatic side chainstryptophan phenylalanine tyrosine1
6492755579polar side chainsserine threonine glutamine asparagine cysteine2
6492762586negatively charged (acidic) side chainsaspartate glutamate3
6492769531positively charged (basic) side chainsargininge lysine histidine4
6492778076hydrophobic amino acidsalanine isoleucine leucine valine phenylalanine5
6492786520hydrophilic amino acidspositively charged histidine, arginine, and lysine negatively charged glutamate and aspartate6
6492795492AlanineAla A7
6492797433ArginineArg R8
6492803882AsparagineAsn N9
6492805992Aspartic acidAsp D10
6492809579CysteineCys C11
6492813680Glutamic acidGlu E12
6492816047GlutamineGln Q13
6492817958GlycineGly G14
6492820234HistidineHis H15
6492821931IsoleucineIle I16
6492826292LeucineLeu L17
6492827911LysineLys K18
6492829473MethionineMet M19
6492831686PhenylalaninePhe F20
6492832977ProlinePro P21
6492835067SerineSer S22
6492837058ThreonineThr T23
6492839441TryptophanTrp W24
6492841536TyrosineTyr Y25
6492842541ValineVal V26
6537646227CatalystDo not impact the thermodynamics of a biological rxn ex. Enzymes27
6537646228Enzyme classificationsOxireductase Transferase Hydrolases Lyases isomerase Ligases28
6537646229EnzymesLower the activation energy Increase the rate of rxn Don't alter the equilibrium constant Are not changed or consumed Are pH and temp. Sensitive, with optimal activity at certain temps and pH29
6537646230OxireductaseCatalyze oxidation-reduction rxn Transfer of electron from reductant to oxidant30
6537646231TransferaseCatalyse movement of functional group from one molecule to another31
6537646232HydrolasesCatalyze the breaking of compound into two molecules using the addition of water32
6537646233LyasesCatalyze the cleavage of a single molecule into two products33
6537646234IsomerasesCatalyzes the rearrangement of bonds within a molecule34
6537646235LigasesCatalyze addition or synthesis rxns generally between large similar molecules and often requires ATP35

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