PAM 30

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Biochemical properties of the amino acids
C	sulfhydryl	S, T, P, A, G	small or hydrophylic	N, D, E, Q	acidic, amide side chains
H, R, K	basic	M, I, L, V	hydrophobic	F, W, Y	aromatic

	C	S	T	P	A	G	N	D	E	Q	H	R	K	M	I	L	V	F	Y	W
C	10
S	-3	6
T	-8	0	7
P	-8	-2	-4	8
A	-6	0	-1	-2	6
G	-9	-2	-6	-6	-2	6
N	-11	0	-2	-6	-4	-3	8
D	-14	-4	-5	-8	-3	-3	2	8
E	-14	-4	-6	-5	-2	-4	-2	2	8
Q	-14	-5	-5	-3	-4	-7	-3	-2	1	8
H	-7	-6	-7	-4	-7	-9	0	-4	-5	1	9
R	-8	-3	-6	-4	-7	-9	-6	-10	-9	-2	-2	8
K	-14	-4	-3	-6	-7	-7	-1	-4	-4	-3	-6	0	7
M	-13	-5	-4	-8	-5	-8	-9	-11	-7	-4	-10	-4	-2	11
I	-6	-7	-2	-8	-5	-11	-5	-7	-5	-8	-9	-5	-6	-1	8
L	-15	-8	-7	-7	-6	-10	-7	-12	-9	-5	-6	-8	-8	1	-1	7
V	-6	-6	-3	-6	-2	-5	-8	-8	-6	-7	-6	-8	-9	-1	2	-2	7
F	-13	-6	-9	-10	-8	-9	-9	-15	-14	-13	-6	-9	-14	-4	-2	-3	-8	9
Y	-4	-7	-6	-13	-8	-14	-4	-11	-8	-12	-3	-10	-9	-11	-6	-7	-7	2	10
W	-15	-5	-13	-14	-13	-15	-8	-15	-17	-13	-7	-2	-12	-13	-14	-6	-15	-4	-5	13
	C	S	T	P	A	G	N	D	E	Q	H	R	K	M	I	L	V	F	Y	W

Biochemical properties of the amino acids
C	sulfhydryl	S, T, P, A, G	small or hydrophylic	N, D, E, Q	acidic, amide side chains
H, R, K	basic	M, I, L, V	hydrophobic	F, W, Y	aromatic

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Last modified: November 22nd, 2010.
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