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alpha-Amino acid (generic)
  Electronically neutral generic.




All the amino acids found in proteins, of which there are 20, are ÔalphaÕ amino acids meaning that the carboxylic acid and amino functions are attached to the same carbon. All amino acids, except glycine, are chiral.
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alpha-Amino acid (generic)
is defined with respect to the entities below:
The entities below are defined with respect to:
alpha-Amino acid (generic)
1° Amine (generic)


Carboxylic acid (generic)


Alanine


Arginine


Asparagine


Aspartic acid


Cysteine


Glutamic acid


Glutamic acid, deprotonated


Glutamine


Glycine


Glycine Zwitterion


Histidine


Isoleucine


Leucine


Lysine


Methionine


Phenylalanine


Proline


Serine


Threonine


Tryptophan


Tyr


Tyrosine


Valine


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