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| + | Alanine (ALA or A) is a [[hydrophobic]] [[Amino Acids|amino acid]]. It is the smallest amino acid except for [[Glycine|glycine]]. Its shape is distinctive on Foldit. |
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+ | Alanine has a tendency to form part of a [[helix]], as part of the "[[Methionine|M]]'''A'''[[Leucine|L]][[Glutamic acid|E]][[Lysine|K]]" group of amino acids. |
In the Foldit Lua interface, the functions [[Foldit_Lua_Functions#structure.GetAminoAcid|structure.GetAminoAcid]] and [[Foldit Lua Function structure.SetAminoAcid|structure.SetAminoAcid]] use lowercase "a" for alanine. |
In the Foldit Lua interface, the functions [[Foldit_Lua_Functions#structure.GetAminoAcid|structure.GetAminoAcid]] and [[Foldit Lua Function structure.SetAminoAcid|structure.SetAminoAcid]] use lowercase "a" for alanine. |
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| + | For more, see [[wikipedia:Alanine|Alanine]] on wikipedia. |
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| − | More information can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alanine |
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Latest revision as of 20:10, 12 April 2017
Alanine / ALA / A (EnzDes coloring)
Alanine (ALA or A) is a hydrophobic amino acid. It is the smallest amino acid except for glycine. Its shape is distinctive on Foldit.
Alanine has a tendency to form part of a helix, as part of the "MALEK" group of amino acids.
In the Foldit Lua interface, the functions structure.GetAminoAcid and structure.SetAminoAcid use lowercase "a" for alanine.
For more, see Alanine on wikipedia.