Alanine
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Amino Acids
- Serine
- Asparagine
- Alanine
- Valine
- Leucine
- Isoleucine
- Phenylalanine
- Tryptophan
- Methionine
- Proline
- Glycine
- Threonine
- Cysteine
- Tyrosine
- Glutamine
- Aspartate
- Glutamate
- Histidine
- Lysine
- Arginine
Summary
Alanine, which is abbreviated as the 3-letter Ala or the single letter A, is one of the 20 amino acids that make up proteins in our body. Alanine’s R-group is a simple one carbon unit, or a methyl group. This R-group makes alanine a non-polar, hydrophobic amino acid, with a neutral charge at physiological pH.
Key Points
- Alanine
- Abbreviations
- Ala, A
- Chemical Structure
- R-Group: methyl (-CH3)
- Polarity
- Non-polar (lipid soluble/hydrophobic)
- Charge at pH 7
- Neutral (0)
- Abbreviations
