Structure of 20 amino acids

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Topic 3 - Metabolism Mind Map on Structure of 20 amino acids, created by kathrynmoar on 26/10/2013.
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Structure of 20 amino acids
  1. Aliphatic hydrophobic side chains.
    1. Glycine = H as a side chain
      1. Alanine = methyl group
        1. Valine = branched chain
          1. Leucine = branched chain
            1. Isoleucine = branched chain
              1. Methionine = methyl group metabolism
                1. Phenylalanine = aromatic side chain
                  1. Tyrosine = aromatic side chain with OH group
                    1. Tryptophan = indole group joined to methylene group
                    2. Hydrophillic amino acids
                      1. Acidic side chains
                        1. Aspartic and glutamic acids
                        2. Basic side chains
                          1. lysine and arginine strongly basic
                            1. histidine weakly basic
                            2. Amides of acidic amino acids
                              1. asparagine and glutamine
                              2. Hydroxylated amino acids
                                1. serine and threonine
                              3. Cysteine
                                1. can form S-S bonds and found at active centre of enzymes
                                2. Proline
                                  1. imino group
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