Amino Acids Flashcards
1
Q
What is an amino acid/what does it contain
A
2 functional groups amino group (=NH2) Carboxyl group (-COOH)
2
Q
For most amino acids what is true about the alpha carbon
A
It is chiral (has 4 different groups attached to it)
3
Q
Which amino acid is achiral
A
glycine
4
Q
What are the Nonpolar amino acids
A
Alanine Valine Leucine Isoleucine Glycine Proline Methionine
5
Q
What are the aromatic amino acids
A
Tryptophan
Phenylalanine
Tyrosine
6
Q
What are the polar amino acids
A
Serine Threonine Asparagine Glutamine Cysteine
7
Q
What are the acidic (- charged) amino acids
A
Aspartic acid (aspartate) Glutamic acid (glutamate)
8
Q
What are the basic (+ charge) amino acids
A
Lysine
Histidine
Arginine
9
Q
Alanine
A
Ala
A
10
Q
Arginine
A
Arg
R
11
Q
Asparagine
A
Asn
N
12
Q
Aspartic acid
A
Asp
D
13
Q
Cysteine
A
Cys
C
14
Q
Glutamic Acid
A
Glu
E
15
Q
Glutamine
A
Gln
Q
16
Q
Glycine
A
Gly
G
17
Q
Histidine
A
His
H
18
Q
Isoleucine
A
Ile
I
19
Q
Leucine
A
Leu
L
20
Q
Lysine
A
Lys
K
21
Q
Methionine
A
Met
M
22
Q
Phenylalanine
A
Phe
F
23
Q
Proline
A
Pro
P
24
Q
Serine
A
Ser
S
25
Q
Threonine
A
Thr
T
26
Q
Tryptophan
A
Trp
W
27
Q
Tyrosine
A
Tyr
Y
28
Q
Valine
A
Val
V
