Definition: An aliphatic amino acid is an amino acid containing an aliphatic side chain functional group.
Aliphatic amino acids are non-polar and hydrophobic.
Aliphatic amino acids are non-polar and hydrophobic.
Examples:
Alanine, isoleucine, leucine, proline, and valine, are all aliphatic amino acids.Methionine is sometimes considered an aliphatic amino acid even though the side chain contains a sulfur atom because it is fairly non-reactive like the true aliphatic amino acids.
