Amino Acids in Summary

This infographic groups the amino acid into 4 groups according to the chemical characteristics of their side chains along with the rules for classifying them. For more information, see The Amino Acids: A Guided Introduction.

Topics

  • 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
  • hydrophobic
  • hydrophilic
  • basic amino acid
  • acidic amino acid