hydrophilic amino acids

Last reviewed 01/2018

Hydrophilic amino acids are those in which the R group in the general formula NH2-CHR-COOH is miscible with inorganic solvents such as water. They include:

  • lysine
  • arginine
  • histidine
  • aspartate
  • glutamate

Related pages:

arginine

aspartate

glutamate

histidine

lysine