Table 1. The relationship between the functional groups used and amino acids.
Functional group | Abbreviation | Amino acids | |
Charged (−) | Acetate ion | ACET | ASP, GLU |
Charged (+) | Methylguanidinium | MGUA | ARG |
Charged (+) | Methylammonium | MAMM | LYS |
Polar | Acetamide | ACEM | ASN,GLN |
Polar | Methanol | MEOH | SER,THR |
Hydrophobic | Methanethiol | MESH | CYS,MET |
Aromatic Polar | Phenol | PHEN | TYR |
Aromatic Polar | Indole | INDO | TRP |
Aromatic Polar | Imidazole | IMIA | HIS |
Aromatic Hydrophobic | Benzene | BENZ | PHE |
Hydrophobic | Ibutane | IBUT | VAL, ILE, LEU, ALA |