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Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Amino Acid Gultamine Flag: Q Flag or Glu Flag


The flag for Glutamine uses the colours red, yellow, purple, and white.  The field is purple since the R-Group has nitrogen and oxygen.  Nitrogen and oxygen are usually represented by blue and red.  But since this amino acid has both the field the mixed hue: purple. The two white dots represent the two carbon atoms as well.

Along the hoist are three stripes: a thick red and purple stripe.  These stripes code to the number 17, which reflects the letter Q, which is the one letter symbol for Glutamine.  The three letter abbreviation is Gln.



 

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