1.2 Amino acds and Proteins Flashcards
Essential amino acids
PhenylalanineValineTryptophanThreonineIsoleucineMethionineHistidineArginineLeucineLysine
Essential in the diet of PKU patients
Tyrosine
Alkyl functional groups
GlycineAlanineValineLeucineIsoleucone
Hydroxyl group
SerineThreonine
Sulfur Group
CysteineMethionine
Carboxylic acid group
AspartateGlutamate
Amide Group
GlutamineAsparagine
Amino group
LysineArginine
Aromatic group
PhenylalanineTyrosineTryptohphan
Looped/Cyclic
Proline
Negatively charged (acidic)
Glutamic acidAspartic acid
Positively charged (basic)
ArgininehistidineLysine
Polar uncharged (hydrophilic)
SerineThreonineAsparagineGlutamineCysteine
Nonpolar aliphatic (hydrophobic)
GlycineProlineAlanineValineIsoleucineLeucineMethionine
Aromatic
PhenylalanineTyrosineTryptophan