Positive and Negatively Charged Side Chains in Amino Acids

This infographic shows the 3 amino acids with positively charged side chains and the 2 amino acids with negatively charged side chains. For more information, see The Amino Acids: A Guided Introduction.

Topics

  • negatively charged
  • positively charged
  • polar
  • amino acid
  • protein
  • amino group
  • carboxyl group
  • side chain alpha carbon
  • hydrophilic
  • basic amino acid
  • acidic amino acid