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Serine S (Ser)

Chemical Properties:     Non-aromatic hydroxyl (Hydroxyl group)	Physical Properties:     Polar (uncharged)
Serine differs from alanine in that one of the methylenic hydrogens is replaced by a hydroxyl group. Serine is one of two hydroxyl amino acids. Both are commonly considered to by hydrophilic due to the hydrogen bonding capacity of the hydroxyl group.

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