Amino Acid Groups Flashcards
1
Q
Glycine
A
Non-polar, Aliphatic (smallest R, -H)
2
Q
Alanine
A
Non-polar, aliphatic (-CH3)
3
Q
Valine
A
Non-polar, aliphatic (CH3-CH-CH3)
4
Q
Leucine
A
Non-polar, aliphatic
5
Q
Methionine
A
Non-polar, aliphatic
6
Q
Isoleucine
A
Non-polar, aliphatic
7
Q
Tyrosine
A
Aromatic
8
Q
Tryptophan
A
Aromatic
9
Q
Phenylalanine
A
Aromatic
10
Q
Hydrophobicity of Aromatics?
A
Tyr<Phe (from less to more)
11
Q
Threonine
A
Polar, Uncharged
12
Q
Serine
A
Polar, Uncharged
13
Q
Cysteine
A
Polar, Uncharged
14
Q
Proline
A
Polar, Uncharged
15
Q
Asparagine
A
Polar, Uncharged
16
Q
Glutamine
A
Polar, Uncharged
17
Q
Histidine
A
Polar, Positively Charged
18
Q
Lysine
A
Polar, Positively Charged
19
Q
Arginine
A
Polar, Positively Charged
20
Q
Aspartate
A
Polar, negatively charged
21
Q
Glutamate
A
Polar, Negatively charged
