Amino Acid Structures Flashcards
1
Q

A
glycine
apolar side chain
Gly, G

2
Q

A
phenylalanine
apolar
Phe, F

3
Q

A
proline
apolar - imino since its a covalent linked amino cyclic, important in protein structure
Pro, P

4
Q

A
tryptophan
apolar
Trp, W

5
Q

A
alanine
apolar
Ala, A

6
Q

A
isoleucine
apolar
Ile, I

7
Q

A
leucine
apolar
Leu, L

8
Q

A
valine
apolar
Val, V

9
Q

A
methionine
apolar
Met, M

10
Q

A
glutamate
polar, acidic
Glu, E

11
Q

A
aspartate
polar, acid
Asp, D

12
Q

A
histidine
polar, basic
His, H

13
Q

A
arginine
polar, basic
Arg, R

14
Q

A
lysine
polar, basic
Lys, K

15
Q

A
cysteine
polar, neutral - covalent disulfide bonds to form cystine
Cys, C

16
Q

A
glutamine
polar, neutral
Gln, Q

17
Q

A
asparagine
polar, neutral
Asn, N

18
Q

A
tyrosine
polar, neutral
Tyr, Y

19
Q

A
threonine
polar, neutral
Thr, T

20
Q

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serine
polar, neutral
Ser, S
