Amino Acids Flashcards by Green Bean

Which amino acids are non-polar/hydrophobic?

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Leucine, Isoleucine, Methionine, Proline, Fenylalanine, tryptophan(W)

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Which amino acids are polar/neutral overall?

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tYrosine, Serine, Q(glu)-tamine, Cysteine, asparagiNe, Threonine

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Which amino acids are hydrophilic/negatively charged?

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asparDic acid, gluE-tamic acid

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Which amino acids are hydrophilic/positively charged?

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lysine, aRginine, Histidine

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Draw “base” of amino acids

(+)H3N-CH-COO(-)

then R group

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Draw Glycine

R-group: -H

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G is for:

Glycine/Gly

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1 and 3 letter codes for Glycine are:

Gly/G

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Draw Alanine

R-group: -CH3

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A is for:

Alanine/Ala

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1 and 3 letter codes for Alanine are:

Ala/A

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Draw Leucine

R group: -CH2-CH-(CH3)2

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L is for:

Leucine/Leu

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1 and 3 letter codes for Leucine are:

Leu/L

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Draw Isoleucine

R group: -CH(CH3)-CH2CH3

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I is for:

Isoleucine/Ile

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1 and 3 letter codes for Isoleucine are:

Ile/I

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Draw Valine

R group: -CH(CH3)2

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V is for:

Valine/Val

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1 and 3 letter codes for Valine:

Val/V

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Draw Methionine

R group: -CH2-CH2-S-CH3

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M is for:

Methionine/Met

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1 and 3 letter codes for Methionine:

Met/M

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Draw Phenylalanine

R group: -CH2-phenyl

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F is for:

Phenylalanine/Phe | like Fenylalaine

1 and 3 letter code for Phenylalanine:

Phe/F

Draw Tryptophan

R group: -CH2-fusedNH ring and phenyl

W is for:

Tryptophan/Trp

1 and 3 letter codes for Tryptophan:

Trp/W

Draw Proline

R group: entirely ring (+)NH2-(CH2)3-C(H)OO(-)

P is for:

Proline/Pro

1 and 3 letter codes for Proline:

Pro/P

Draw Serine

R group: -CH2-OH

S is for:

Serine/Ser

1 and 3 letter codes for Serine:

Ser/S

Draw Threonine

R group: -C(OH and H branches)-CH3

T is for

Threonine/Thr

1 and 3 letter codes for Threonine:

Thr/T

Draw Glutamine

R group: -CH2-CH2-C(=O)-NH2

Q is for:

Q-tamine/Gln | Q-tamine = Glutamine

1 and 3 letter codes for Glutamine:

Gln/Q

Draw Asparagine

R group: -CH2-C(=O)-NH2

N is for:

asparagiNe/asN

1 and 3 letter codes for Asparagine:

Asn/N

Draw Tyrosine

R group: -CH2-phenyl-OH

Y is for:

tYrosine/tYr

1 and 3 letter codes for Tyrosine:

Tyr/Y

Draw Cysteine

R group: -CH2-SH

C is for:

Cysteine/Cys

1 and 3 letter codes for Cysteine:

Cys/C

Draw Aspartic Acid

R group: -CH2-COOH

D is for:

AsparDic acid/Asp

1 and 3 letter codes for Aspartic Acid:

Asp/D

Draw Glutamic Acid

R group: -CH2-CH2-COOH

E is for:

glu(E)tamic acid/Glu

1 and 3 letter codes for Glutamic Acid:

Glu/E

Draw Arginine

R group: -(CH2)3-NH-C(=NH2)-NH2

R is for:

Arginine/Arg

1 and 3 letter codes for Arginine:

Arg/R

Draw Lysine

R group: -(CH2)4-NH2

K is for:

Lysine/Lys

1 and 3 letter codes for Lysine:

Lys/K

Draw Histidine

R group: -CH2-(5 member ring with N and NH and such)

H is for:

Histidine/His

1 and 3 letter codes for Histidine:

His/H