Name Abbr. Linear structure formula
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Alanineala a CH3-CH(NH2)-COOH
Argininearg r HN=C(NH2)-NH-(CH2)3-CH(NH2)-COOH
Asparagineasn n H2N-CO-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH
Aspartic acidasp d HOOC-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH
Cysteinecys c HS-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH
Glutaminegln q H2N-CO-(CH2)2-CH(NH2)-COOH
Glutamic acidglu e HOOC-(CH2)2-CH(NH2)-COOH
Glycinegly g NH2-CH2-COOH
Histidinehis h NH-CH=N-CH=C-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH
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Isoleucineile i CH3-CH2-CH(CH3)-CH(NH2)-COOH
Leucineleu l (CH3)2-CH-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH
Lysinelys k H2N-(CH2)4-CH(NH2)-COOH
Methioninemet m CH3-S-(CH2)2-CH(NH2)-COOH
Phenylalaninephe f Ph-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH
Prolinepro p NH-(CH2)3-CH-COOH
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Serineser s HO-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH
Threoninethr t CH3-CH(OH)-CH(NH2)-COOH
Tryptophantrp w Ph-NH-CH=C-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH
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Tyrosinetyr y HO-p-Ph-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH
Valineval v (CH3)2-CH-CH(NH2)-COOH