Chapter 10, Problem 10.3PP

Summary Introduction

To enlist:

The three-letter and one letter abbreviation and identify the functional group in the side chain for each amino acid given in Problem 10.1

Introduction:

Amino acids have both three-letter and one-letter abbreviations. The three-letter abbreviations were used first, but to sequence longer chains of amino acids, it was reduced to a single letter to transfer data more easily. Amino acids are the integral components of a protein molecule. Amino acids contain a protonated amine and a carboxylic acid in the form of carboxylate ion. These two functional groups are bonded to a central carbon atom called the alpha-carbon.