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Aliphatic amino acids

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Aliphatic amino acids are those in which the R group in the general formula NH2-CHR-COOH is generally a straight chain hydrocarbon. They include:

  • alanine
  • glycine
  • isoleucine
  • leucine
  • proline
  • valine

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