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Amino acids: 20 types, codons and key facts
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- 1are organic compounds composed mainly of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogenAmino acids
- 2Our body needs it in order to grow and function properly and only 9 are classified essential20 different amino acids
- 3ALA, A, NON POLAR ONE OF THE MOS ABUNDANT IN CHONALANINE
- 4ARG, R, AMINE, PREMATURE INFANTS PROBLEMArginine
- 5ASN, N, OTHER, BREAKDOWN PRODUCT IS USED IN KCAsparagine
- 6ASP, D , CARBOXYL, ENCODED BY GAU AMD GACAspartic acid
- 7CYS, C, OTHER, AA WITH S IN THE SIDE CHAINCysteine
- 8GLU, E, CARBPXYL, ENCODED BY GAA AND GAGGlutamic acid
- 9GLN, Q, NON POLAR, CAN CROSS BLOOD BARRIERGlutamine
- 10GLY, G, NON POLAR, SHORTEST CHAIN (-H)Glycine
- 11HIS, H, AMINE, ONE OF THE PROTEINACEOUSHistidine
- 12ILE, I, NON POLAR, ENCODED BY AUUU, BY AUC, AUAIsoleucine
- 13LEU, L, NON POLAR, DIRECTLY STIMULATE PROTEIN SYNTHESISLEUCINE
- 14LYS, K, AMINE, ADDED IN ANIMAL FEEDLYSINE
- 15MET, M, NON POLAR, KNOWN AS INITIATOR AAMETHIONE
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