The 20 Genetically coded amino acid residues

Residue 3-letter 1-letter Monoisotopic mass Average mass Bull&Breese mRNA
codons
(X means any)
Average
Occurence
in Proteins
(%)*
pK1** pK2** pK
Side Chain**
Alanine Ala A 71.03712 71.08 610 GCX 9.0 2.35 9.87  
Arginine Arg R 156.10112 156.19 690 CGX AGA AGG 4.7 1.82 8.99 12.48 (guanidino)
Asparagine Asn N 114.04293 114.10 890 AAU AAC 4.4 2.1 8.84  
Aspartic acid Asp D 115.02695 115.09 610 GAU GAC 5.5 1.99 9.90 3.90 (beta-COOH)
Cysteine Cys C 103.00919 103.14 360 UGU UGC 2.8 1.92 10.78 8.33 (sulfhydryl)
Glutamic acid Glu E 129.04260 129.12 510 GAA GAG 6.2 2.10 9.47 4.07 (gamma-COOH)
Glutamine Gln Q 128.05858 128.13 970 CAA CAG 3.9 2.17 9.13  
Glycine Gly G 57.02147 57.05 810 GGX 7.5 2.35 9.78  
Histidine His H 137.05891 137.14 690 CAU CAC 2.1 1.80 9.33 6.04 (imidazole)
Isoleucine Ile I 113.08407 113.16 -1450 AUU AUC AUA 4.6 2.32 9.76  
Leucine Leu L 113.08407 113.16 -1650 UUA UUG CUX 7.5 2.33 9.74  
Lysine Lys K 128.09497 128.17 460 AAA AAG 7.0 2.16 9.18 10.79 (epsilon-NH3+
Methionine Met M 131.04049 131.19 -660 AUG 1.7 2.13 9.28  
Phenylalanine Phe F 147.06842 147.18 -1520 UUU UUC 3.5 2.16 9.18  
Proline Pro P 97.05277 97.12 -170 CCX 4.6 2.95 10.65  
Serine Ser S 87.03203 87.08 420 UCX AGU AGC 7.1 2.19 9.21  
Threonine Thr T 101.04768 101.10 290 ACX 6.0 2.09 9.10  
Tryptophan Trp W 186.07932 186.21 -1200 UGG 1.1 2.43 9.44  
Tyrosine Tyr Y 163.06333 163.18 -1430 UAU UAC 3.5 2.20 9.11 10.13 (phenol)
Valine Val V 99.06842 99.13 -750 GUX 6.9 2.29 9.74  

* Klapper, M.H., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 78, 1020 (1997).

** Dawson, R.M.C., Elliot, D.C., Elliot, W.H., and Jones, K.M., Data for Biochemical Research (2nd ed.), pp. 1-63, Oxford University Press (1969)

 


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