Amino Acids Flashcards

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Glycine

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Leucine

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Lysine

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Valine

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Alanine

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Phenylalanine

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Serine

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Tyrosine

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Histidine

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Tryptophan

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Threonine

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Arginine

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Aspartic acid

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Cysteine

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Proline

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Glutamic acid

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Methionine

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Isoleucine

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Glutamine

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Asparagine

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Polar amino acids (6)

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Tyrosine, serine, threonine, cysteine, asparagine, glutamine

YSTCNQ–> = STYCNQ

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Νοnpolar/hydrophobic amino acids (9)

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alanine, glycine, isoleucine, leucine, proline, valine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, methionine

AGILPVFWM–> W-GLAVIMPF

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Acidic amino acids

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aspartic acid, glutamic acid

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basic amino acids

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arginine, histidine, lysine

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At low pH, amino acids exist in the ______ form

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At low pH, amino acids exist in the cationic form.

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cystine

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2 cysteines forming a disulfide bond

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