Amino Acid abbreviations Flashcards by Leah Warren

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hydrophobic amino acid mnemonic

A

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Polar / hydrophilic amino acid mnemonic

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Charged + polar amino acid mnemonic

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A

A

alanine

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R

A

arginine

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N

A

asparagine

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D

A

aspartic acid

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C

A

cysteine

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E

A

glutamic acid

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Q

A

glutamine

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G

A

glycine

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H

A

histidine

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I

A

isoleucine

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L

A

leucine

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K

A

lysine

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M

A

methionine

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F

A

phenylalanine

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P

A

proline

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S

A

serine

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T

A

threonine

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W

A

tryptophan

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Y

A

tyrosine

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V

A

valine

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ala

A

alanine

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arg

A

arginine

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asn

A

asparagine

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asp

A

aspartic acid

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cys

A

cysteine

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glu

A

glutamic acid

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gln

A

glutamine

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gly

A

glycine

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his

A

histidine

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Ile

A

isoleucine

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leu

A

leucine

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lys

A

lysine

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met

A

methionine

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phe

A

phenylalanine

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pro

A

proline

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ser

A

serine

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thr

A

threonine

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trp

A

tryptophan

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tyr

A

tyrosine

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val

A

valine

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amino acid general structure

A

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alanine

A

non polar / hydrophobic

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arginine

A

polar

positive charge (basic)

Q

asparagine

A

polar

neutral

Q

aspartic acid

A

polar

negative charge (acidic)

Q

cysteine

A

slightly polar (SH bond)

neutral

Q

glutamic acid

A

polar

negative charge (acidic)

Q

glutamine

A

polar

neutral

Q

glycine

A

non polar / hydrophobic

neutral

Q

histidine

A

polar

positive charge (basic)

uncharged at ph7 due to pka of 6

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isoleucine

A

non polar / hydrophobic

neutral

Q

leucine

A

non polar / hydrophobic

Q

lysine

A

polar

positive charge (basic)

Q

methionine

A

non polar / hydrophobic

Q

phenylalanine

A

non polar / hydrophobic

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proline

A

non polar / hydrophobic

neutral

creates a bend/kink (?)

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serine

A

polar / hydrophilic

neutral

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threonine

A

polar / hydrophilic

neutral

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tryptophan

A

non polar / hydrophobic

neutral

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tyrosine

A

benzene ring is nonpolar; OH is polar

neutral

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valine

A

non polar / hydrophobic

neutral