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Table 3 Amino acids grouped according to their chemical properties

From: TESTLoc: protein subcellular localization prediction from EST data

Group C, chemical properties

Group D, Devlin structural properties

Property

Amino acid

Superstructure

Structure

Amino acid

Acidic

D, E

Monoamino Moncarboxylic

 

G, A

Basic

H, K, R

 

Unsubstituted

V, L, I

Aromatic

F,W, Y

 

Heterocyclic

P, F

Small hydroxyl

S, T

 

Aromatic

W, Y

Sulphur containing

C, M

 

Thioether

M

Aliphatic1

A, G, P

 

Hydroxy

S, T

Aliphatic2

I, L, V

 

Mercapto

C

Amide

N, Q

 

Carboxamide

N, Q

  

Monamino, Dicarboxylic

 

D, E

  

Diamino, Monocarboxylic

 

H, K, R