20 Amino Acids Flashcards

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1
Q

List those amino acids that are polar uncharged and more likely to participate in hydrogen bonds? (7)

A
Glycine
Serine
Threonine 
Cysteine 
Tyrosine
Asparagine 
Glutamine
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2
Q

List the amino acids that are charged? (5)

A
Aspartic acid
Glutamic acid
Lysine
Arginine 
Histidine
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3
Q

Arg; R

A

Arginine

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4
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Lys; K

A

Lysine

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5
Q

Asp; D

A

Aspartic acid

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6
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Glu; E

A

Glutamic acid

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7
Q

Gln; Q

A

Glutamine

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8
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Asn; N

A

Asparagine

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9
Q

His; H

A

Histidine

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10
Q

Ser; S

A

Serine

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11
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Thr; T

A

Threonine

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12
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Tyr; Y

A

Tyrosine

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13
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Cys; C

A

Cysteine

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14
Q

Met; M

A

Methionine

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15
Q

Trp; W

A

Tryptophan

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16
Q

Ala; A

A

Alanine

17
Q

Ile, I

A

Isoleucine

18
Q

Leu; L

A

Leucine

19
Q

Phe; F

A

Phenylalanine

20
Q

Val; V

A

Valine

21
Q

Pro; P

A

Proline

22
Q

Gly; G

A

Glycine

23
Q

List the amino acids that are nonpolar and that are normally buried inside the protein core? (8)

A
Alanine
Valine
Leucine
Isoleucine 
Proline
Phenylalanine 
Tryptophan 
Methionine