Amino Acid Codes Flashcards by Alice Lomas

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What is the 1 letter code for Alanine?

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A

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What is the 1 letter code for arginine?

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R

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What is the 1 letter code for Asparagine?

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N

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What is the 1 letter code for aspartate?

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D

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What is the 1 letter code for cysteine?

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C

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What is the 1 letter code for glutamine?

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What is the 1 letter code for glutamate?

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E

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What is the 1 letter code for glycine?

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G

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What is the 1 letter code for Histidine?

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H

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What is the 1 letter code for Isoleucine?

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I

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What is the 1 letter code for leucine?

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L

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What is the 1 letter code for lysine?

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K

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What is the 1 letter code for methionine?

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M

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What is the 1 letter code for Phenylalanine?

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F

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What is the 1 letter code for Proline?

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P

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What is the 1 letter code for serine?

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S

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What is the 1 letter code for Threonine?

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T

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What is the 1 letter code for Tryptophan?

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W

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What is the 1 letter code for tyrosine?

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Y

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What is the 1 letter code for valine?

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V

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What amino acid is represented by the letter A?

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alanine

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What amino acid is represented by the letter I?

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Isoleucine

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What amino acid is represented by the letter R?

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Arginine

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What amino acid is represented by the letter N?

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Asparagine

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What amino acid is represented by the letter D?

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Aspartate

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What amino acid is represented by the letter C?

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Cysteine

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What amino acid is represented by the letter Q?

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Glutamine

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What amino acid is represented by the letter E?

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Glutamic acid

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What amino acid is represented by the letter H?

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Histidine

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What amino acid is represented by the letter L?

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Leucine

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What amino acid is represented by the letter K?

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Lysine

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What amino acid is represented by the letter M?

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Methionine

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What amino acid is represented by the letter F?

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Phenylalanine

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What amino acid is represented by the letter P?

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Proline

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What amino acid is represented by the letter S?

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Serine

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What amino acid is represented by the letter T?

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Threonine

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What amino acid is represented by the letter W?

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Trypotophan

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What amino acid is represented by the letter Y?

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Tyrosine

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What amino acid is represented by the letter V

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Valine

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What is the R group of alanine?

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CH₃

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Which 2 amino acids contain sulfur?

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Cysteine and Methionine

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Which amino acids are acidic?

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Aspartate and glutamate

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Which amino acids are basic?

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Arginine
Histidine
Lysine

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What is the R group of aspartate?

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CH₂COOH

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What is the R group of glutamate?

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CH₂CH₂COOH

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Which amino acids have polar sidechains?

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Serine, threonine, asparagine, glutamine