Tass 1 Primary wAmino Acids That Occur in Proteins ‘Amine acid Symbol Three Ono Molecular Genetic Name letters leter weight code Structure at neutral pH Alanine Ala A 89.1 GC(N) (CH3—CH—COO- chs Artvne Arg 1742 AGA NEN cro _000 AGG pe NH NH Asparagine Asn NN 1921 AAU HNC-CH~-CH-coo- AAC i 38 AN Asparticacid Asp D131 © GAU_—“0=C-—CHy--CHCoo Gac I 8 AN cysteine ys UU «HS CH -CH—COO use “NH Glutamine Glu a 146.1 CAA H2N—C—(CH2}2—CH—COO- Cac | i “Nis Glutamic acid Glu & 147.1 GAA ~O—C—{CH2)2—CH—COO- GAG f 8 Ny Gyene Gy, 751 GIN HCH_COO “NH Histidine. His H 185.2 CAU eS CAC cee I < \ Aem-cr-coo H NH3 le 11912 UU Ce CHe—CHCH-cOOr auc ieee ae Gie"NH Leu L 131.2 UUA (CHs—CH—CH2>—CH—COO- vue mi oe Ge “Ns ts K 1462 AAA *Ni~(CHaleCH--COO™ = AAG i “NH Methionine) Met M 149.2 AUG ~—CHy-SICHHale~-CH-CoO NH Phenylalanine Whe F 165.2 UUU. vuc CH:—CH—COO NH,Taste 1 Continued Amino acid Name Symbol Three Qne Molecular Genetic letters letter weight code Structure at neutral pH Proline Pro P1151 CCIN) coo NH) Serine Ser $1081 AGU. HO-CH2~CH—COO™ Age I “Ns Geonine) The T1191 CIN) CHa FHC OH *NHs Tp W 204.2 UGG f 1 Tote fe eao" ee. Hs x Tyrosine Tyr Y 181, AUA . . Mm tne v0-(C)) om g-coo ‘NH. ‘Val v WT GUIN) Clts—CH—GH-GOO- CH*NHg