Naming Convention for α-amino acids

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• The Organic acid carbon is labled the acid.
• Each carbon afterwards is labeled in order by the greek alphabet
• α, β, γ, δ, ε, etc.
• Every atom is labeled by element type and then its position ie. the alpha carbon is CA; the beta carbon is CB

Atom Label	Description
C	Main chain Carbon of amide/acid
CA	Main chain α carbon
N	Main chain nitrogen of amide/amine
O	Main chain Oxygen of amide/acid
H	Main chain hydrogen of amide
HA	Main chain hydrogen of on the α carbon
CB	β Carbon, first carbon of the sidechain
HB?	Hydrogen on the β Carbon. '?' is a number 1,2 or 3
OG	Oxygen on the β Carbon.
CG?	γ Carbon. - the '?' if present is a number 1 or 2

The results are shown. The H from the -OH group on C6 is now on the amino acid side chain. The phosphate group has been transferred to the alcohol carbon of glucose and ADP is the other product.