Name Abbrev. pKa(side chain) FormulaStructure
Alanine Ala A CH3-CH(NH2)-COOH
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Arginine Arg R 12.48 HN=C(NH2)-NH-(CH2)3-CH(NH2)-COOH
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Asparagine Asn N H2N-CO-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH
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Aspartic acid Asp D 3.90 HOOC-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH
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Cysteine Cys C 8.37 HS-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH
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Glutamine Gln Q H2N-CO-(CH2)2-CH(NH2)-COOH
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Glutamic acid Glu E 4.07 HOOC-(CH2)2-CH(NH2)-COOH
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Glycine Gly G NH2-CH2-COOH
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Histidine His H 6.04 N=C-NH-C=C-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH|________|
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Isoleucine Ile I CH3-CH2-CH(CH3)-CH(NH2)-COOH
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Leucine Leu L (CH3)2-CH-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH
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Lysine Lys K 10.54 H2N-(CH2)4-CH(NH2)-COOH
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Methionine Met M CH3-S-(CH2)2-CH(NH2)-COOH
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Phenylalanine Phe F Ph-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH
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Proline Pro P NH-(CH2)3-CH-COOH |_________|
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Serine Ser S HO-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH
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Threonine Thr T CH3-CH(OH)-CH(NH2)-COOH
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Tryptophan Trp W Ph-NH-CH-C-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH |_______|
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Tyrosine Tyr Y 10.46 HO-p-Ph-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH
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Valine Val V CH3-CH(CH2)-CH(NH2)-COOH
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