Table I.

Increase in side-chain volume compared to glycine

Amino acid Å3 
Hydrophobic amino acids 
Alanine (A) 28.5 
Valine (V) 79.9 
Leucine (L) 106.6 
Phenylalanine (F) 129.8 
Tyrosine (Y) 133.5 
Tryptophan (W) 167.7 
Hydrophilic uncharged amino acids 
Serine (S) 28.9 
Threonine (T) 56.0 
Asparagine (N) 57.6 
Glutamine (Q) 83.8 
wt amino acid at E321/E324 
Glutamate (E) 78.3 
Amino acid Å3 
Hydrophobic amino acids 
Alanine (A) 28.5 
Valine (V) 79.9 
Leucine (L) 106.6 
Phenylalanine (F) 129.8 
Tyrosine (Y) 133.5 
Tryptophan (W) 167.7 
Hydrophilic uncharged amino acids 
Serine (S) 28.9 
Threonine (T) 56.0 
Asparagine (N) 57.6 
Glutamine (Q) 83.8 
wt amino acid at E321/E324 
Glutamate (E) 78.3 

Values indicate the increase in side-chain volume compared to the side-chain volume of glycine, calculated from the volume of the indicated amino acid minus the volume of glycine. Amino acid volumes are from Creighton (1984).

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