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''' Polar amino acids'''<br><ref>Berg J., Tymoczko J and Stryer L, (2007) Biochemisty, 6th edition, New York: WH freeman.</ref>There are twenty amino acids, five of which are polar but uncharged. Two of which contain a hydroxyl group (-OH) attached to aliphatic side chain that is ''serine ''and ''threonine''. As for the ''aspargaine ''and glutamine they contain a terminal carboxamide in place of carboxylic acid. The fifth polar amino acid is ''cysteine'' that is structurally similar to serine but contain a sulfhydryl, or thiol (-SH), instead of the hydroxyl (-OH) group. <references /> | ''' Polar amino acids'''<br><ref>Berg J., Tymoczko J and Stryer L, (2007) Biochemisty, 6th edition, New York: WH freeman.</ref>There are twenty amino acids, five of which are polar but uncharged. Two of which contain a hydroxyl group (-OH) attached to aliphatic side chain that is ''serine ''and ''threonine''. As for the ''aspargaine ''and glutamine they contain a terminal carboxamide in place of carboxylic acid. The fifth polar amino acid is ''cysteine'' that is structurally similar to serine but contain a sulfhydryl, or thiol (-SH), instead of the hydroxyl (-OH) group. <references />} | ||
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| Serine | |||
| Ser | |||
| S | |||
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| Cysteine | |||
| Cys | |||
| C | |||
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| Threonine | |||
| Thr | |||
| T | |||
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| Glutamine | |||
| Gln | |||
| Q | |||
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| Asparagine | |||
| Asn | |||
| N | |||
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Revision as of 18:58, 27 November 2010
Polar amino acids
[1]There are twenty amino acids, five of which are polar but uncharged. Two of which contain a hydroxyl group (-OH) attached to aliphatic side chain that is serine and threonine. As for the aspargaine and glutamine they contain a terminal carboxamide in place of carboxylic acid. The fifth polar amino acid is cysteine that is structurally similar to serine but contain a sulfhydryl, or thiol (-SH), instead of the hydroxyl (-OH) group.
- ↑ Berg J., Tymoczko J and Stryer L, (2007) Biochemisty, 6th edition, New York: WH freeman.
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Polar amino acids
| Serine | Ser | S |
| Cysteine | Cys | C |
| Threonine | Thr | T |
| Glutamine | Gln | Q |
| Asparagine | Asn | N |