Table 1 Properties of the studied amino acids
From: Estimating aqueous solubility and hygroscopicity of amino acid particles with COSMOtherm
Amino acid | Chemical formula | MW (g mol−1) a | ρ (g cm−1)b | ρexp (g cm−1) | Hydropathy index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hydrophilic | |||||
L-asparagine | C4H8N2O3 | 132.12 | 1.290 | 1.543 | − 3.5 |
L-aspartic acid | C4H7NO4 | 133.10 | 1.248 | 1.660 | − 3.5 |
L-glutamine | C5H10N2O3 | 146.14 | 1.169 | 1.364 | − 3.5 |
L-lysine | C6H14N2O2 | 146.19 | 0.900 | – | − 3.9 |
L-arginine | C6H14N4O2 | 174.20 | 1.000 | 1.560 | − 4.5 |
Neutral | |||||
L-glycine | C2H5NO2 | 75.07 | 1.385 | 1.161 | − 0.4 |
L-serine | C3H7NO3 | 105.09 | 1.325 | 1.600 | − 0.8 |
L-proline | C5H9NO2 | 115.13 | 1.341 | 1.064 | − 1.6 |
L-threonine | C4H9NO3 | 119.12 | 1.254 | 1.077 | − 0.7 |
L-histidine | C6H9N3O2 | 155.15 | 1.327 | 1.449 | − 3.2 |
Hydrophobic | |||||
L-alanine | C3H7NO2 | 89.09 | 1.265 | 1.432 | 1.8 |
L-valine | C5H11NO2 | 117.15 | 1.128 | 1.230 | 4.2 |
