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The chemical properties of an amino acid are largely dictated by the nature of its variable R-group. Non-polar amino acids are a class of amino acids in which the variable R-group is comprised of mostly hydrocarbons;<ref>http://webhost.bridgew.edu/fgorga/proteins/nonpolar.htm</ref> the amino acids cysteine and methione also feature a sulphur atom, but (due to its similar negativity to carbon) this | The chemical properties of an [[amino acid|amino acid]] are largely dictated by the nature of its variable [[R-group|R-group]]. Non-polar amino acids are a class of amino acids in which the variable R-group is comprised of mostly [[hydrocarbons|hydrocarbons]] <ref>http://webhost.bridgew.edu/fgorga/proteins/nonpolar.htm</ref>; the amino acids [[cysteine|cysteine]] and [[methione|methione]] also feature a [[sulphur|sulphur]] [[atom|atom]], but (due to its similar negativity to carbon) this does not confer any [[Polar_amino_acids|polar]] properties to either of these amino acids <ref>http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Pauling_scale</ref>.<br> | ||
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The chemical properties of an amino acid are largely dictated by the nature of its variable R-group. Non-polar amino acids are a class of amino acids in which the variable R-group is comprised of mostly hydrocarbons [1]; the amino acids cysteine and methione also feature a sulphur atom, but (due to its similar negativity to carbon) this does not confer any polar properties to either of these amino acids [2].