This type of chart displays all the possible codons — essential components of DNA and RNA molecules — and the amino acids ...

Other amino acids avoid water and are called hydrophobic, such as isoleucine, phenylalanine, and valine. The amino acid cysteine has a chemically reactive side chain that can form bonds with ...

Charged amino acid side chains can form ionic bonds, and polar amino acids are capable of forming hydrogen bonds. Hydrophobic side chains interact with each other via weak van der Waals interactions.