20 Amino Acids

Question 1

What are the 2 acidic amino acids

Answer 1

Aspartic Acid; asp; D

Glutamic Acid; glu; E

Question 2

What are the 3 basic amino acids

Answer 2

Lysine; lys; K

Arginine; arg; R

Histidine; his; H

Question 3

What are the 6 Polar Amino Acids

Answer 3

Serine; ser; S

Threonine; thr; T

Tyrosine; tyr; Y

Asparagine; asn; N

Glutamine; gln; Q

Cysteine; cys; C

Question 4

What are the 9 Nonpolar Amino Acids (Hydrophobic)

Answer 4

Glycine; gly, G

Alanine; ala, A

Valine; val; V

Leucine; leu; L

Isoleucine; ile; I

Phenylalanine; phe; F

Typtophan; trp; W

Methionine; met; M

Proline; pro; P

Question 5

What are the 9 Essential Amino Acids

Answer 5

Lysine 
Histidine
Threonine
Valine
Leucine
Isoleucine
Phenylalanine
Typtophan
Methionine

Question 6

What are the 2 sulfur containing amino acids

Answer 6

Cysteine (C)

Methionine (M)