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1
Q

E

A

Glutamate

(Glutamic Acid)

Glu

Polar

Charged (-)

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Tryptophan

Trp

W

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Q
A

Glutamate

Glutamic Acid

Glu

E

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2
Q

W

A

Tryptophan

Trp

Non-Polar

(except -NH)

Aromatic

Indole

Largest

Not ionizable

Absorbs at 280nm

Fluorescent probe

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2
Q
A

Alanine

Ala

A

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3
Q

N

A

Asparagine

Asn

Amide group

Polar

Neutral

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4
Q

I

A

Isoleucine

Ile

Non-Polar

Aliphatic

Branched

Chiral

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4
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Isoleucine

Ile

I

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5
Q

S

A

Serine

Ser

Polar

Neutral

Not ionisable

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5
Q
A

Leucine

Leu

L

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6
Q

K

A

Lysine

Lys

Polar

Charged (+)

Aliphatic

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7
Q

P

A

Proline

Pro

Non-Polar

Aliphatic

Pyrrolidine Ring

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Q
A

Serine

Ser

S

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9
Q

C

A

Cysteine

Cys

Disulfide bond (covalent)

Polar

Neutral

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Q

A

Cysteine

Cys

C

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Lysine

Lys

K

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11
Q

Q

A

Glutamine

Gln

Amide group

Polar

Neutral

12
Q
A

Valine

Val

V

14
Q

T

A

Threonine

Thr

Polar

Neutral

Not ionizable

15
Q
A

Arginine

Arg

R

16
Q

A

A

Alanine

Ala

Non-Polar

Aliphatic

18
Q

F

A

Phenylalanine

Phe

Non-Polar

(Very)

Aromatic

19
Q
A

Glutamine

Gln

Q

20
Q
A

Methionine

Met

M

22
Q

G

A

Glycine

Gly

Non-Polar

Aliphatic

22
Q

V

A

Valine

Val

Non-Polar

Aliphatic

22
Q

H

A

Histidine

His

Aromatic

Imidazole Ring

Flat, planar

Polar

Charged (+)

At active sites

24
Q
A

Asparagine

Asn

N

25
Q
A

Glycine

Gly

G

27
Q

M

A

Methionine

Met

Non-Polar

Aliphatic

Thioether

28
Q
A

Aspartate

(Aspartic Acid)

Asp

D

29
Q
A

Proline

Pro

P

31
Q

D

A

Aspartate

(Aspartic Acid)

Asp

Polar

Charged (-)

33
Q
A

Tyrosine

Tyr

Y

34
Q
A

Threonine

Thr

T

35
Q
A

Phenylalanine

Phe

F

37
Q

L

A

Leucine

Leu

Non-Polar

Aliphatic

Branched

38
Q

R

A

Arginine

Arg

Guanidinium group

Resonance

Planar

Polar

Charged (+)

39
Q

Y

A

Tyrosine

Tyr

Non-Polar

(except -OH)

Aromatic

Ionizable

Absorbs at 280nm

40
Q
A

Histidine

His

H

Amino Acids (1 decks)

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