Amino acids are at the heart of bioinformatics.
If we want to align two sequences, we align amino acids. Enzymes consist of mainly amino acids, and if we want to modify a protein using protein engineering techniques, we exchange amino acids. Therefore, a thorough understanding of the amino acids is needed. At the end of this course you will all know the twenty amino acids as if they are your friends. You will know their names, abbreviations, physico-chemical characteristics, and a whole lot more.