Amino acids contain
an amino group
carboxylic acid
hydrogen atom
R group
Chiral amino acids
everything except for glycine
(S) conformation amino acids
all chiral except for cysteine
Nonpolar, Nonaromatic Amino acids
Gly, Leu, Ala, Met, Val, Ile, Pro
Positively Charged Amino acids
Arg, Lys, His
Negatively Charged Amino acids
Asp, Glu
Polar Amino acids
Ser, Thr, Cys, Asn, Gln
Aromatic Amino acids
Trp, Phe, Tyr
Peptide bond formation reaction
condensation reaction (dehydration)