amino acid residue

Introduction

Amino acid residue of a polypeptide or protein, distinguished from a free amino acid.

Classification

• aliphatic amino acid residues:
  • Alanine, Ala, A
  • Isoleucine, Ile, I
  • Leucine, Leu, L
  • Valine, Val, V
• aromatic amino acid residues:
  • Phenylalanine, Phe, F
  • Tryptophan, Trp, W
  • Tyrosine, Tyr, Y
• sulfur residues

More specific terms

• acidic residue
• aliphatic residue
• aromatic residue
• asparagine residue (Asn, N)
• basic residue
• conserved amino acid residue
• glutamine residue (Gln, Q)
• hydroxylysine residue
• proline residue (Pro, P)
• serine/threonine residue (Ser/Thr, %)
• sulfur residue
• trimethyl lysine residue (lys[CH3]3)
• variant amino acid residue

Additional terms

• alpha-amino acid