
Amino Acid Structures

Amino acid structure:

Acidic amino acids

Amino acids are the basic structural units of proteins. An amino acid

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Each amino acid contains an "amine" group (NH3)

amino acid) + Acidic Carboxylic Acid

Amino acid

These two amino acids make up the acidic amino acid group and are

Amino Acid 20

acidic amino acid

Neutral amino acid : Non-polar amino acids such as Glycine where R

Not all amino acid supplementsare created the same.

For example, glutamic acid and aspartic acid are acidic amino.

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The Amino Acid Sequence of the Human Prion Protein

The essential acidic amino acids are highlighted in red,
The excitatory potency of the acidic amino acids glutamate and aspartate in
Amino acids are a group of organic compounds containing two functional

Chemistry - Amino acid