A

Alanine

Ala

HydrophobicNon-essentialHydrophobic71 Da

Methyl (–CH₃)

A simple hydrophobic residue used as a mutagenesis baseline (alanine scanning).
Common in helices; chemically quiet.

Mastery: unseen

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