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Arginine

From FoldIt Wiki

Foldit's version of Arginine

Arginine (R) is a hydrophilic Amino acid. Its shape on Foldit is unique.

Because Arginine's Sidechain can be manipulated in so many different ways, it is often a good choice if you want to manually adjust a sidechain and then Wiggle to gain points. Adjusting an arginine can change things quite radically.

More information can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arginine