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All <strong>Enzyme</strong>s are Proteins 9<br />

General structure<br />

(side chain R)<br />

+<br />

H 3 N<br />

H<br />

R<br />

CO 2<br />

−<br />

Aliphatic<br />

H<br />

-CH 3<br />

Glycine (Gly, G)<br />

Alanine (Ala, A)<br />

CH 3<br />

CH<br />

CH 3<br />

Valine (Val, V)<br />

Methionine (Met, M)<br />

CH CH 3<br />

Leucine (Leu, L)<br />

H 2 N<br />

+<br />

CO 2<br />

−<br />

Proline (Pro, P)<br />

CH 2<br />

CH 2<br />

CH 3<br />

H<br />

CH 3<br />

CH 3<br />

Isoleucine (Ile, I)<br />

Acidic<br />

-CH 2 -CO 2 H<br />

-CH 2 -CH 2 -CO 2 H<br />

Aspartate (Asp, D)<br />

Glutamate (Glu, E)<br />

Basic<br />

-CH 2 -CH 2 -S-CH 3<br />

Tryp<strong>to</strong>phan (Trp, W)<br />

-CH 2 -CH 2 -CH 2 -CH 2 -NH 2<br />

-CH 2 -CH 2 -CH 2 -NH<br />

NH<br />

Lysine (Lys, K)<br />

Arginine (Arg, R)<br />

CH 2<br />

N<br />

NH<br />

Histidine (His, H)<br />

NH 2<br />

Polar<br />

-CH 2 -OH<br />

Serine (Ser, S)<br />

H<br />

OH<br />

Threonine (Thr, T)<br />

-CH 2 -SH<br />

Cysteine (Cys, C)<br />

CH 3<br />

-CH 2 -CONH 2 Asparagine (Asn, N)<br />

-CH 2 -CH 2 -CONH 2<br />

Glutamine (Gln, Q)<br />

Aromatic<br />

CH 2<br />

CH 2<br />

Phenylalanine (Phe, F)<br />

CH 2<br />

OH<br />

Tyrosine (Tyr, Y)<br />

Figure 2.2 The side chains of the 20 a-amino acids found in proteins. Whole amino acid structure<br />

shown for proline. Functionally important groups highlighted in red.<br />

N<br />

H<br />

side chains of phenylalanine (Phe) <strong>and</strong> tryp<strong>to</strong>phan (Trp). The remainder of the<br />

amino acid side chains are hydrophilic (‘water-loving’) in character. Aspartic<br />

acid (Asp) <strong>and</strong> glutamic acid (Glu) contain carboxylic acid side chains, <strong>and</strong> their<br />

corresponding primary amides are found as asparagine (Asn) <strong>and</strong> glutamine

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