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Proline

Proline is one of the twenty amino acids that are used by living organisms as a building block of proteins. Technically, proline is an imino acid, as it contains no amino group.

In proteins, proline can act as a structural disruptor for α helices, and as a turning point in β sheets. Multiple prolines in a row can create a proline helix.

Data :

Molecular weight : 115.13
Isoelectric point : 6.30
van der Waals volume : 90

See also : biochemistry

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