The 20 Amino Acids at Cellular pH
This infographic shows the molecular structures of the 20 amino acids at cellular pH (pH 7). In the second panel, the atoms every amino acid shares in common are highlighted, and in the in third panel the atoms that make each amino acid unique are highlighted. For more information, see The Amino Acids: A Guided Introduction.
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- Glycine
- Alanine
- Valine
- Leucine
- Isoleucine
- Proline
- Phenylalanine
- Methionine
- Cysteine
- Tryptophan
- Serine
- Threonine
- Glutamine
- Asparagine
- Tyrosine
- Histidine
- Lysine
- Arginine
- Aspartate
- Aspartic acid
- Glutamate
- Glutamic acid
- negatively charged
- positively charged
- polar
- amino acid
- protein
- amino group
- carboxyl group
- side chain
- alpha carbon
- nonpolar
- non-polar
- hydrophobic
- hydrophilic
- basic amino acid
- acidic amino acid