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Classification Summary

The table below summarizes RasMol's classification of the common amino acids.
The single-letter code indicates the Predefined Sets to which each amino acid belongs.

Three-letter abbreviations for the amino acids
Predefined Set A
L
A		 A
R
G		 A
S
N		 A
S
P		 C
Y
S		 G
L
U		 G
L
N		 G
L
Y		 H
I
S		 I
L
E		 L
E
U		 L
Y
S		 M
E
T		 P
H
E		 P
R
O		 S
E
R		 T
H
R		 T
R
P		 T
Y
R		 V
A
L
acidic       D   E                            
acyclic A R N D C E Q G   I L K M     S T     V
aliphatic A             G   I L                 V
aromatic                 H         F       W Y  
basic   R             H     K                
buried A       C         I L   M F       W   V
charged   R   D   E     H     K                
cyclic                 H         F P     W Y  
hydrophobic A             G   I L   M F P     W Y V
large   R       E Q   H I L K M F       W Y  
medium     N D C                   P   T     V
negative       D   E                            
neutral A   N   C   Q G H I L   M F P S T W Y V
polar   R N D C E Q   H     K       S T      
positive   R             H     K                
small A             G               S        
surface   R N D   E Q G H     K     P S T   Y  

Note the following:
acidic = negative;
basic = positive
;
surface = not buried;
polar = not hydrophobic; and
charged = acidic + basic.

Which pairs of amino acids are identical in the RasMol classification scheme?

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