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
Can be inserted in foldings because of the imino group
Proline
Protein charge when pH > PI
Negative
Protein charge when pH < PI
Positive
Order in which proton is given off
COO–> R group –> NH3
Enzymes that facilitate Hydroxylations
Hydroxylases
Principal residue of hydroxylated proteins
proline
Essential element of collagen
Proline
Amino acid modification involved in blood clotting cascade, bone growth, and extraosseous calcification
Carboxylation