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EnantiomersHareHaHparticularHtypeHofHstereoisomersHthatHare -HANSWERH-
HmirrorHimagesHofHoneHanother




AminoHacidsHcanHbeHeither (exceptHglycine)H-HANSWERH-HDHorHLH-Henantiomers



ProteinsHareHmadeHfrom aminoHacidsH-HANSWERH-HL



D-HaminoHacidsHareHfoundHin -HANSWERH-
HbacterialHcellHwallsHandHsomeHantibioticsHbutHareHrelativelyHrareHinHnature




HydrophobicH(nonpolar)H-HANSWERH-H-Alanine

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pg.H1

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- Tryptophan

-Glycine



Polar,HunchargedH-HANSWERH-H-Serine

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Polar,HchargedH-HANSWERH-H-AsparticHacid

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9. Tryptophan

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