It contains a carboxyl group (which is in the deprotonated COO form under biological pH conditions), an amino group (which is in the protonated NH + 3 form under biological pH conditions) located in -position with respect to the carboxyl group, and an S -methyl thioether side chain, classifying it as a nonpolar, aliphatic amino acid
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