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Biosci 203- First 2 topics > Amino Acids > Flashcards

Amino Acids Flashcards

1
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What are the chemical properties of proline?

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Small, hydrophobic residue which can act as a structure breaker, non-polar

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What are the chemical properties of cysteine?

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Tiny, polar, hydrophobic residue which can form disulphide bridges

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What are the chemical properties of histidine?

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Aromatic, hydrophobic, charged, positive, polar, basic

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What are the chemical properties of isoleucine?

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Aliphatic, hydrophobic, non-polar

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5
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What are the chemical properties of methionine?

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hydrophobic, non-polar

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What are the chemical properties of serine?

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Tiny, polar

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What are the chemical properties of valine?

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Hydrophobic, non-polar, aliphatic

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What are the chemical properties of alanine?

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Tiny, hydrophobic, non-polar

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What are the chemical properties of glycine?

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Tiny, hydrophobic, non-polar

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What are the chemical properties of leucine?

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aliphatic, hydrophobic, non-polar

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What are the chemical properties of threonine?

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Small, hydrophobic, polar

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12
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What are the chemical properties of phenylalanine?

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Aromatic, hydrophobic, non-polar

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13
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What are the chemical properties of arginine?

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Positive, charged,

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14
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What are the chemical properties of tyrosine?

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aromatic, hydrophobic, polar

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15
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What are the chemical properties of tryptophan?

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aromatic, hydrophobic, polar

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What are the chemical properties of aspartate?

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small, negative, charged

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17
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What are the chemical properties of Asparagine?

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Small, polar

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18
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What are the chemical properties of glutamate?

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negative charge

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19
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What are the chemical properties of Glutamine?

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Polar

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20
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What are the chemical properties of lysine?

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positively charged, hydrophobic

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21
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What are the abbreviations for cysteine?

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Cys, C

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22
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What are the abbreviations for histidine?

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His, H

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23
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What are the abbreviations for Isoleucine?

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Ile, I

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24
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What are the abbreviations for Methionine?

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Met, M

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25
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What are the abbreviations for serine?

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Ser, S

26
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What are the abbreviations for valine?

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Val, V

27
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What are the abbreviations for Alanine?

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Ala, A

28
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What are the abbreviations for Glycine?

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Gly, G

29
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What are the abbreviations for leucine?

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leu, L

30
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What are the abbreviations for proline?

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Pro, P

31
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What are the abbreviations for threonine?

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Thr, T

32
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What are the abbreviations for phenylalanine?

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Phe, F

33
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What are the abbreviations for arginine?

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Arg, R

34
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What are the abbreviations for Tyrosine?

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tyr, Y

35
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What are the abbreviations for tryptophan?

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Trp, W

36
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What are the abbreviations for aspartate?

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Asp, D

37
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What are the abbreviations for asparagine?

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Asn, N

38
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What are the abbreviations for glutamate?

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Glu, E

39
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What are the abbreviations for Lysine?

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Lys, K

40
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What is this amino acid and what are its properties?

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Proline

Small, hydrophobic residue which can act as a structure breaker, non-polar

41
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What is this amino acid and what are its properties?

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cysteine

Tiny, polar, hydrophobic residue which can form disulphide bridges

42
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What is this amino acid and what are its properties?

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histidine

Aromatic, hydrophobic, charged, positive, polar, basic

43
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What is this amino acid and what are its properties?

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isoleucine

Aliphatic, hydrophobic, non-polar

44
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What is this amino acid and what are its properties?

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methionine

hydrophobic, non-polar

45
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What is this amino acid and what are its properties?

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serine

Tiny, polar

46
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What is this amino acid and what are its properties?

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valine

Hydrophobic, non-polar, aliphatic

47
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What is this amino acid and what are its properties?

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alanine

Tiny, hydrophobic, non-polar

48
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What is this amino acid and what are its properties?

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glycine

Tiny, hydrophobic, non-polar

49
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What is this amino acid and what are its properties?

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leucine

aliphatic, hydrophobic, non-polar

50
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What is this amino acid and what are its properties?

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threonine

Small, hydrophobic, polar,

51
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What is this amino acid and what are its properties?

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phenylalanine

Aromatic, hydrophobic, non-polar

52
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What is this amino acid and what are its properties?

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arginine

Positive, charged,

53
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What is this amino acid and what are its properties?

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tyrosine

aromatic, hydrophobic, polar

54
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What is this amino acid and what are its properties?

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tryptophan

aromatic, hydrophobic, polar

55
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What is this amino acid and what are its properties?

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aspartate

small, negative, charged

56
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What is this amino acid and what are its properties?

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Asparagine

Small, polar

57
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What is this amino acid and what are its properties?

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glutamate

negative charge

58
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What is this amino acid and what are its properties?

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Glutamine

Polar

59
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What is this amino acid and what are its properties?

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lysine

positively charged, hydrophobic

60
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What are the abbreviations for glutamine?

A

Gln, Q

Biosci 203- First 2 topics (7 decks)

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