Amino Acids
Amino acids are the basic building blocks of protein. There are 20 kinds of amino acids for protein. 9 of them are essential while 11 of them are non essential.





Biology
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Name

  1.Alanine
  2.Arginine
  3.Asparagine
  4.Aspartic acid
  5.Cysteine
  6.Glutamic acid
  7.Glutamine
  8.Glycine
  9.Histidine
10.Isoleucine
11.Leucine
12.Lysine
13.Methionine
14.Phenylalanine
15.Proline
16.Serine
17.Threonine
18.Tryptophan
19.Tyrosine
20.Valine
Scientific Information:

Proteins are composed of amino acids, which are composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen atoms. Certain amino acids also have sulfur and phosphorous atoms, and or also other trace of iron and copper. Small basic proteins from amino acids can be called peptides.
Molecular Formula

C3H7NO2
C6H14N4O2
C4H8N2O3
C4H7NO4
C3H7NO2S
C5H9NO4
C5H10N2O3
C2H5NO2
C6H9N3O2
C6H13NO2
C6H13NO2
C6H14N2O2
C5H11NO2S
C9H11NO2
C5H9NO2
C3H7NO3
C4H9NO3
C11H12N2O2
C9H11NO3
C5H11NO2
Molecular Weight

89.09
174.2
132.12
133.1
121.16
147.13
146.15
75.01
155.16
131.17
131.17
146.19
149.21
165.19
115.13
105.09
119.12
204.23
181.19
117.15
Importance

Nonessential
Nonessential
Nonessential
Nonessential
Essential
Nonessential
Nonessential
Nonessential
Nonessential
Essential
Essential
Essential
Nonessential
Essential
Nonessential
Nonessential
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
Other amino acids

Azaserine
Carnosine
Citrulline
Creatine
Dopamine
Glycocyamine
Histamine
Homocysteine
Homocystine
Levodopa
Sarcosine
Molecular Formula

C5H7N3O4
C9H14N4O3
C6H13N3O3
C4H9N3O2
C8H11NO2
C3H7N3O2
C5H9N3
C4H9NO2S
C8H16N2O4S2
C9H11NO4
C3H7NO2
Molecular Weight

173.13
226.24
175.19
131.13
153.18
117.11
111.15
135.19
268.36
197.19
89.09
Melting Point (Celsius)

297
244
235
270
240
160
185
290
287
284
293
224
281
283
221
228
256
289
343
315
Melting Point (Celsius)

150
260
222
303

282
83
232
264
277
212