Alanine

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Alanine is a hydrophobic amino acid.

Three letter code: Ala

One letter code: A

It is a non-polar amino acid. It has a side chain of -CH₃ making it the second simplest amino acid. It has four codons: GCA, GCC, GCG and GCU.

See single letter amino acid codes

References

1. Berg J., Tymoczko J. and Stryer L (2012) Biochemistry, seventh edition, Basinstoke: W.H.Freeman and Company.

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