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Aspartic acid, also known as aspartate, is an amino acid with an acidic side chain. At normal pH it usually carries a negative charge. This is due to a missing proton from the -COOH (carboxylic acid) group.<br>It is coded for by the the three letter code Asp and the one letter code D. | Aspartic acid, also known as aspartate, is an amino acid with an acidic side chain. At normal pH it usually carries a negative charge. This is due to a missing proton from the -COOH (carboxylic acid) group.<br>It is coded for by the the three letter code Asp and the one letter code D. | ||
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Berg, Tymoczko and Stryer. (2006) ''Biochemistry'', 6th edition, New York: WH Freeman<br> | |||
Berg, Tymoczko and Stryer. (2006) ''Biochemistry '' | |||
Revision as of 16:03, 11 January 2011
Aspartic acid, also known as aspartate, is an amino acid with an acidic side chain. At normal pH it usually carries a negative charge. This is due to a missing proton from the -COOH (carboxylic acid) group.
It is coded for by the the three letter code Asp and the one letter code D.
Berg, Tymoczko and Stryer. (2006) Biochemistry, 6th edition, New York: WH Freeman