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Aspartate also known as [[Aspartic acid|Aspartic ]][[Aspartic acid|Acid]] is an α-[[Amino acid|amino acid]] which contains two acidic side chains making it one of the two negativley charged amino acids (the other being [[Glutamic Acid|Glutamic Acid]]) <ref>Berg, J. Stryer, L. Tymoczko, J. (2011) Biochemistry, 7th Edition, New York: W.H Freeman and Company. Chapter 2, Page 31.</ref>. | Aspartate also known as [[Aspartic acid|Aspartic ]][[Aspartic acid|Acid]] is an α-[[Amino acid|amino acid]] which contains two acidic side chains making it one of the two negativley charged amino acids (the other being [[Glutamic Acid|Glutamic Acid]]) <ref>Berg, J. Stryer, L. Tymoczko, J. (2011) Biochemistry, 7th Edition, New York: W.H Freeman and Company. Chapter 2, Page 31.</ref>. | ||
'''Single Letter Code: '''D | '''Single Letter Code: '''D | ||
'''Three Letter Code: '''Asp<br> | '''Three Letter Code: '''Asp<br> | ||
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Revision as of 11:43, 27 October 2012
Aspartate also known as Aspartic Acid is an α-amino acid which contains two acidic side chains making it one of the two negativley charged amino acids (the other being Glutamic Acid) [1].
Single Letter Code: D
Three Letter Code: Asp
References
- ↑ Berg, J. Stryer, L. Tymoczko, J. (2011) Biochemistry, 7th Edition, New York: W.H Freeman and Company. Chapter 2, Page 31.