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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, Vol. 29 (2) (2001) pp. 66-70
© 2001 IUBMB. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
PII: S1470-8175(01)00013-3

The AAA amino acid list a mnemonic derivation of the structures and properties of the amino acids

Vasek A. Mezl vmezl@uottawa.ca

Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ont. Canada, K1H 8M5

Abstract

A rhymed presentation of the amino acids, consisting of one line per amino acid, gives the structures of the amino acids, their nomenclature, abbreviations, pKs, basic chemistry, dietary requirements and the characteristics of the peptide bond.

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