Amino Acids

Question 1

Name this hydrophobic amino acid

Answer 1

Alanine (Ala, A)

Question 2

Name this hydrophobic amino acid

Answer 2

Valine (Val, V)

Question 3

Name this hydrophobic, aromatic amino acid

Answer 3

Phenylalanine (Phe, F)
absorbs light at 280 mm

Question 4

Name this hydrophobic amino acid

Answer 4

Tryptophan (Trp, W)
absorbs light at 280 mm emits fluorescent light

Question 5

Hydrophobic amino acids

Answer 5

Leucine (Leu, L)

Question 6

Hydrophobic amino acids

Answer 6

Isoleucine (Ile, I)

Question 7

Hydrophobic amino acids

Answer 7

Methionine (Met, M)

Question 8

Hydrophobic amino acids

Answer 8

Proline (Pro, P)

Question 9

Name this polar amino acid

Answer 9

Serine (Ser, S)

Question 10

Name this polar amino acid

Answer 10

Threonine (Thr, T)

Question 11

Name this aromatic polar amino acid

Answer 11

Tyrosine (Tyr, Y)
absorbs light at 280 mm

Question 12

Name this polar amino acid

Answer 12

Cysteine (Cys, C)

Question 13

Name this polar amino acid

Answer 13

Asparagine (Asn, N)

Question 14

Name this polar amino acid

Answer 14

Glutamine (Gln, Q)

Question 15

Name this polar amino acid

Answer 15

Histidine (His, H)

Question 16

Name this polar amino acid

Answer 16

Glycine (Gly, G)

Question 17

Name this charged amino acids

Answer 17

Aspartate (Asp, D)

Question 18

Name this charged amino acid

Answer 18

Glutamate (Glu, E)

Question 19

Name this charged amino acid

Answer 19

Lysine (Lys, K)

Question 20

Name this charged amino acids

Answer 20

Arginine (Arg, R)

Question 21

How many hydrophobic amino acids are there?

Answer 21

8
1. Alanine (Ala, A)
2. Valine (Val, V)
3. Phenylalanine (Phe, F)
4. Tryptophan (Trp, W)
5. Leucine (Leu, L)
6. Isoleucine (Ile, I)
7. Methionine (Met, M)
8. Proline (Pro, P)

Question 22

How many polar amino acids are there?

Answer 22

9. Serine (Ser, S)
10. Threonine (Thr, T)
11. Tyrosine (Tyr, Y)
12. Cysteine (Cys, C)
13. Asparagine (Asn, N)
14. Glutamine (Gln, Q)
15. Histidine (His, H)
16. Glycine (Gly, G)

Question 23

How many charged amino acid are there?

Answer 23

4
1. Aspartate (Asp, D)
2. Glutamate (Glu, E)
3. Lysine (Lys, K)
4. Arginine (Arg, R)

Question 24

Which amino acids have a charged side chain?

Answer 24

Aspartate (Asp, D), Glutamate (Glu, E), Lysine (Lys, K), Arginine (Arg, R)

Question 25

What is the charge of Arginine (Arg, R)?

Answer 25

+1

Question 26

What is the charge of Lysine (Lys, K)?

Answer 26

+1

Question 27

What is the charge of Glutamate (Glu, E)?

Answer 27

-1

Question 28

What is the charge of Aspartate (Asp, D)?

Answer 28

-1

Question 29

What is the 3 letter code of Alanine?

Answer 29

Ala

Question 30

What is the 3 letter code of Valine?

Answer 30

Val

Question 31

What is the three 3 letter code of Phenylalanine?

Answer 31

Phe

Question 32

What is the three 3 letter code Tryptophan?

Answer 32

Trp

Question 33

What is the 3 letter code of Leucine?

Answer 33

Leu

Question 34

What is the 3 letter code Isoleucine?

Answer 34

I

Question 35

What is the 3 letter code for Methionine?

Answer 35

Met

Question 36

What is the 3 letter code for Proline?

Answer 36

Pro

Question 37

What is the 3 letter code for Serine?

Answer 37

Ser

Question 38

What is the 3 letter code for Threonine?

Answer 38

Thr

Question 39

What is the 3 letter code for Tyrosine?

Answer 39

Tyr

Question 40

What is the 3 letter code for Cysteine?

Answer 40

Cys

Question 41

What is the 3 letter code for Asparagine?

Answer 41

Asn

Question 42

What is the 3 letter code for Glutamine?

Answer 42

Gln

Question 43

What is the 3 letter code for Histidine?

Answer 43

His

Question 44

What is the 3 letter code for Glycine?

Answer 44

Gly

Question 45

What is the 3 letter code for Aspartate?

Answer 45

Asp

Question 46

What is the 3 letter code for Glutamate?

Answer 46

Glu

Question 47

What is the 3 letter code for Lysine?

Answer 47

Lys

Question 48

What is the 3 letter code for Arginine?

Answer 48

Arg