Alphabetical Listing of
Common Names and Structures 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 |
|
![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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| 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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