Amino Acids Flashcards
1
Q
Glycine
A
Non-polar
G
Gly
2
Q
Alanine
A
Non-polar
A
Ala
3
Q
Valine
A
Non-polar
V
Val
4
Q
Leucine
A
Non-polar
L
Leu
5
Q
Isoleucine
A
Non-polar
I
Ile
6
Q
Methionine
A
Non-polar
M
Met
7
Q
Phenylalanine
A
Non-polar
F
Phe
8
Q
Tryptophan
A
Non-polar
W
Trp
9
Q
Proline
A
Non-polar
P
Pro
10
Q
Serine
A
Polar
S
Ser
11
Q
Threonine
A
Polar
T
Thr
12
Q
Cysteine
A
Polar
C
Cys
13
Q
Tyrosine
A
Polar
Y
Tyr
14
Q
Asparagine
A
Polar
N
Asn
15
Q
Glutamine
A
Polar
Q
Gln
16
Q
Aspartate
A
Electronically charged (acidic)
D
Asp
17
Q
Glutamate
A
Electronically charged (acidic)
E
Glu
18
Q
Lysine
A
Electronically charged (basic)
K
Lys
19
Q
Arginine
A
Electronically charged (basic)
R
Arg
20
Q
Histidine
A
Electronically charged (basic)
H
His
21
Q
Charged amino acids
A
Asp
Glu
Lys
Arg
His
22
Q
Hydrophilic amino acids
A
Ser
Thr
Cys
Asn
Gln
23
Q
Hydrophobic amino acids
A
Gly
Ala
Pro
Val
Leu
Ile
Met
*make mnemonic
24
Q
Aromatic amino acids
A
Phe
Tyr
Trp
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