Common Names of Amino Acids
Listed below are the common names and structural formulas of the twenty amino acids
found in proteins. They are arranged alphabetically.
![Structure of alanine. [str5ala.jpg]](images/str5ala.jpg) |
| alanine |
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![Structure of arginine. [str5arg.jpg]](images/str5arg.jpg) |
| arginine |
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![Structure of asparagine. [str5asn.jpg]](images/str5asn.jpg) |
| asparagine |
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![Structure of aspartic acid. [str5asp.jpg]](images/str5asp.jpg) |
| aspartic acid |
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![Structure of cysteine. [str5cys.jpg]](images/str5cys.jpg) |
| cysteine |
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![Structure of glutamic acid. [str5glu.jpg]](images/str5glu.jpg) |
| glutamic acid |
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![Structure of glutamine. [str5gln.jpg]](images/str5gln.jpg) |
| glutamine |
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![Structure of glycine. [str5gly.jpg]](images/str5gly.jpg) |
| glycine |
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![Structure of histidine. [str5his.jpg]](images/str5his.jpg) |
| histidine |
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![Structure of isoleucine. [str5ile.jpg]](images/str5ile.jpg) |
| isoleucine |
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![Structure of leucine. [str5leu.jpg]](images/str5leu.jpg) |
| leucine |
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![Structure of lysine. [str5lys.jpg]](images/str5lys.jpg) |
| lysine |
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![Structure of methionine. [str5met.jpg]](images/str5met.jpg) |
| methionine |
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![Structure of phenylalanine. [str5phe.jpg]](images/str5phe.jpg) |
| phenylalanine |
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![Structure of proline. [str5pro.jpg]](images/str5pro.jpg) |
| proline |
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![Structure of serine. [str5ser.jpg]](images/str5ser.jpg) |
| serine |
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![Structure of threonine. [str5thr.jpg]](images/str5thr.jpg) |
| threonine |
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![Structure of tryptophan. [str5trp.jpg]](images/str5trp.jpg) |
| tryptophan |
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![Structure of tyrosine. [str5tyr.jpg]](images/str5tyr.jpg) |
| tyrosine |
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![Structure of valine. [str5val.jpg]](images/str5val.jpg) |
| valine |
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