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What are uncommon amino acids?


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Uncommon amino acids:

  1. Amino acids are building blocks of proteins.
  2. Amino acids have amino groups and carboxyl groups.
  3. There are twenty essential amino acids in total.
  4. Non-essential amino acids are synthesized in our bodies. Example: Alanine, asparagine, arginine, amino acid, and glutamic acid.
  5. Hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine are uncommon amino acids.
  6. These are found in the collagen protein.
  7. Collagen is a fibrous protein composed of three polypeptides.

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