Amino Acid Structure Flashcards

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1
Q

Alanine

A

Hydrophobic (nonpolar)

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2
Q

Arginine

A

Hydrophillic (Polar) Basic

pKa 12.5

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3
Q

Aspartic Acid (Aspartate)

A

Hydrophillic Acidic

pKa - 4

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4
Q

Cysteine

A

Catalytic Hydrophillic (Polar)

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5
Q

Glutamic Acid (Glutamate)

A

Hydrophillic (Polar) Acidic

pKa - 4

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6
Q

Glutamine

A

Hydrophillic (Polar)

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7
Q

Glycine

A

Hydrophobic (Nonpolar)

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8
Q

Histidine

A

Hydrophillic (Polar) Basic

pKa = 6

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9
Q

Isoleucine

A

Hydrophobic (Nonpolar)

B-branched

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10
Q

Leucine

A

Hydrophobic (Nonpolar)

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11
Q

Lysine

A

Hydrophillic (Polar) Basic

pKa - 10.5

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12
Q

Methionine

A

Hydrophobic (Nonpolar)

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13
Q

Phenylalanine

A

Hydrophobic (Nonpolar)

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14
Q

Proline

A

Hydrophobic (Nonpolar)

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15
Q

Serine

A

Catalytic Hydrophillic (Polar)

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16
Q

Threonine

A

Hydrophillic (Polar)

17
Q

Tryptophan

A

Hydrophobic (Nonpolar)

18
Q

Tyrosine

A

Hydrophobic (Nonpolar)

19
Q

Valine

A

Hydrphobic (Nonpolar)

B-branched

20
Q

Asparagine

A

Hydrophillic (Polar)