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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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