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What amino acids are usually found at the surface of proteins?
Posted June 6, 2023
Bioconjugation Chemical ReagentsCellular ProcessesCellular Structures and OrganellesEnzymesProteinamino acid sequence
Answer

Only polar amino acids such as cysteine (Cys), serine (Ser), glutamine (Gln), and asparagine (Asn), tyrosine (Tyr), and threonine (Thr) are found at the surface of proteins.

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