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This amino acid is GlutamatE, GLUe, E: Polar Negatively-Charged Aliphatic, Acidic.

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This amino acid is GlutamatE, GLUe, E: Polar Negatively-Charged Aliphatic, Acidic.
Glutamate: (see image) This amino acid is Glutamat E , GLU e , E : Polar Negatively-Charged Aliphatic, Acidic.
Negatively Charged
Acidic
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Glutamate is just a longer Aspartate. Similarly, Glutamine is just a longer Asparagine. The Glutam- counterparts seem to be longer than their Asp- counterparts here.
Note: Though the following visual is helpful, it is misleading to label methionine under the 'polar, uncharged' category. Also do not condone the 'ass***' mnemonic.

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