aliphatic residue

Introduction

Amino acid residue with an aliphatic side chain, including:

• alanine
• glycine*
• isoleucine
• leucine
• valine

* side chain of -H perhaps, technically not aliphatic

More general terms

• amino acid residue

More specific terms

• alanine residue (Ala, A)
• glycine residue (Gly, G)
• isoleucine residue (Ile, I)
• leucine residue (Leu, L)
• N-acetyl alanine residue (Ala, A)
• valine residue (Val, V)

Additional terms

• aliphatic amino acid