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 (Gylcine is the simplest amino acid with a single hydrogen atom as its side chain.) It has four codons: GCA, GCC, GCG and GCU[1].

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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