20 Common Amino Acids Flashcards
Name the 6 aliphatic amino acids.
Alanine, Glycine, Leucine, Isoleucine, Proline, Valine
Name the 3 aromatic amino acids.
Phenylalanine, Tryptophan, Tyrosine
Name the 2 acidic amino acids.
Aspartic acid, Glutamic acid
Name the 3 basic amino acids.
Arginine, Histidine, Lysine
Name the 2 hydroxylic amino acids.
Serine, Threonine
Name the 2 sulphur-containing amino acids.
Cysteine, Methionine
Name the 21st and 22nd amino acids.
Selenocysteine, Hydroxyproline
Name the 2 amidic amino acids.
Asparagine, Glutamine
Name the single and three-letter code for Alanine.
A, Ala
Name the single and three-letter code for Glycine.
G, Gly
Name the single and three-letter code for Isoleucine.
I, Ile
Name the single and three-letter code for Leucine.
L, Leu
Name the single and three-letter code for Proline.
P, Pro
Name the single and three-letter code for Valine.
V, Val
Name the single and three-letter code for Phenylalanine.
F, Phe
Name the single and three-letter code for Tryptophan.
W, Trp
Name the single and three-letter code for Tyrosine.
Y, Tyr
Name the single and three-letter code for Aspartic acid.
D, Asp
Name the single and three-letter code for Glutamic acid.
E, Glu
Name the single and three-letter code for Arginine.
R, Arg
Name the single and three-letter code for Histidine.
H, His
Name the single and three-letter code for Lysine.
K, Lys
Name the single and three-letter code for Serine.
S, Ser
Name the single and three-letter code for Threonine.
T, Thr
Name the single and three-letter code for Cysteine.
C, Cys
Name the single and three-letter code for Methionine.
M, Met
Name the single and three-letter code for Asparagine.
N, Asn
Name the single and three-letter code for Glutamine.
Q, Gln
Name the single and three-letter code for Selenocysteine.
U, Sec
Name the single and three-letter code for Hydroxyproline.
O, Hyp
