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Here are 20 structures of proteinogenic amino acids. I'll represent the general amino acid structure as R-CH(NH₂)-COOH, where R is the side chain. 1. Alanine (Ala, A): R = -H 2. Cysteine (Cys, C): R = -CH₂-SH 3. Aspartic Acid (Asp, D): R = -CH₂-COOH 4. Glutamic Acid (Glu, E): R = -CH₂-CH₂-COOH 5. Phenylalanine (Phe, F): R = -CH₂-C₆H₅ (phenyl group) 6. Glycine (Gly, G): R = -H (This is the simplest, with R = H) 7. Histidine (His, H): R = -CH₂-(C₃H₃N₂) (imidazole ring) 8. Isoleucine (Ile, I): R = -CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃ 9. Lysine (Lys, K): R = -(CH₂)₄-NH₂ 10. Leucine (Leu, L): R = -CH₂-CH(CH₃)₂ 11. Methionine (Met, M): R = -CH₂-CH₂-S-CH₃ 12. Asparagine (Asn, N): R = -CH₂-CO-NH₂ 13. Proline (Pro, P): This is unique as the R group forms a ring with the amino group. The structure is a pyrrolidine ring. 14. Glutamine (Gln, Q): R = -CH₂-CH₂-CO-NH₂ 15. Arginine (Arg, R): R = -CH₂-CH₂-CH₂-NH-C(NH)-NH₂ 16. Serine (Ser, S): R = -CH₂-OH 17. Threonine (Thr, T): R = -CH(OH)CH₃ 18. Valine (Val, V): R = -CH(CH₃)₂ 19. Tryptophan (Trp, W): R = -CH₂-(C₈H₆N) (indole ring) 20. Tyrosine (Tyr, Y): R = -CH₂-C₆H₄-OH (p-hydroxyphenyl group) Send me the next one 📸