20 Amino Acids - Name and Stereochemical Structure

Glycine

Hydrophobic
Gly
G

Alanine

Hydrophobic
Ala
A

Proline

Hydrophobic
Pro
P

Valine

Hydrophobic
Val
V

Leucine

Hydrophobic
Leu
L

Isoleucine

Hydrophobic
Ile
I

Methionine

Hydrophobic
Met
M

Tryptophan

Hydrophobic
Trp
W

Phenylalanine

Hydrophobic
Phe
F

Serine

Hydrophilic, Uncharged
Ser
S

Threonine

Hydrophilic, Uncharged
Thr
T

Tyrosine

Hydrophobic, Aromatic
Tyr
Y
pKa - 10

Asparagine

Hydrophilic, Uncharged
Asn
N

Glutamine

Hydrophilic, Uncharged
Gln
Q

Lysine

Hydrophilic, Positively Charged
Lys
K
pKa - 10.5

Arginine

Hydrophilic, Positively Charged
Arg
R
pKa - 12.5

Histidine

Hydrophilic, Positively Charged
His
H
pKa - 6

Cysteine

Hydrophilic, Uncharged
Cys
C
pKa - 8.2

Aspartic Acid

Hydrophilic, Negatively charged
Asp
D
pKa=3.9

Glutamic Acid

Hydrophillic, Negatively charged
Glu
E
pKa=4.2