Amino acid characteristics Flashcards
1
Q
Non-polar amino acids
A
MGALFIWPV
MCAT grades are like fights, I will prove victorious
Methionine, glycine, alanine, leucine, phenylalanine, isoleucine, tryptophan, proline, valine
2
Q
Polar uncharged amino acids
A
CQTNSY
C’mon queen there’s nothing stopping you
Cysteine, glutamine, threonine, asparagine, serine, tyrosine
3
Q
Polar acids
A
ED
Educated diva
Glutamic acid, aspartic acid
4
Q
Polar bases
A
HRK
High rank killa
Histidine, arginine, lysine
5
Q
Aromatic amino acids
A
WFY
Bc wifey smells good
Tryptophan, phenylalanine, tyrosine
