Amino acids

Question 1

negative side chain = polar

Answer 1

aspartic acid (asp, D)
glutamic acid (glu, E)

Question 2

positive side chain = polar

Answer 2

Arginine (arg, R)
Lysine (lys, K)
Histidine (his, H)

Question 3

Uncharged polar side chain

Answer 3

asparagine (asn, N)
glutamine (gln, Q)
Serine (ser, S)
Threonine (thr, T)
Tyrosine (tyr, Y)

S, T, N, Q and Y: Santa Tests New Quilts Yearly

Question 4

non polar amino acids

Answer 4

Alanine (ala A)
Glycine (gly, G)
Valine (val, V)
Leucine (leu L)
Isoleucine (ile, I)
Proline (pro, P)
Phenylalanine (phe, F)
Methionine (met, M)
Tryptophan (trp, W)
Cysteine (cys, C)

G, A, V, L, I, M, F, W, P and C: Grandma Always Visits London In May For Westminisiters Palace and Cathedral.

Question 5

Essential amino acids

Answer 5

Histidine (H)
Methionine (M)
Leucine (L)
Isoleucine (I)
Lysine (K)
Phenylalanine (F)
Threonine (T)
Tryptophan (W)
Valine (V)

V, I, L, P, M, W: essential under certain conditions

Question 6

Glycosylated amino acids

Answer 6

asparagine (N)

Question 7

phophorylated amino acids

Answer 7

Tyrosine (Y)
Threonine (T)
Serine (S)

Question 8

ubiquitinated, acetylated, methylated

Answer 8

Lysine (K)

Question 9

Disulfide bridges

Answer 9

Cysteine (C)

Question 10

Hydrophobic and hydrophilic amino acids

Answer 10

hydrophilic: polar amino acids
hydrophobic: non-polar amino acids

Question 11

charged polar amino acids

Answer 11

D, E, K, R, H : dragons eat knights riding horses
aspartic acid, glutamic acid, lysin, arginine, histidine,