Amino Acids Flashcards
Glycine-1 letter code
G
Glycine-3 letter code
Gly
Glycine structure + group
No sidechain-just H
group: aliphatic, non polar
Alanine-1
A
Alanine-3
Ala
Alanine-s+g
CH3 side chain
non polar group
valine-1
V
Valine-3
Val
Valine S and G
CH-CH3-CH3 side chain, in the shape of a V
non polar group
Leucine-1
L
Leucine-3
Leu
Leucine S and G
CH-CH2-CH3-CH3 (valine with extra carbon)
non polar group
Isoleucine-1
I
Isoleucine-3
Ile
Isoleucine S and G
CH-CH2-CH3-H-
T shape
non polar
Proline-1
P
Proline-3
Pro
Proline S and G
pentagon side chain with included nitrogen
non polar
methionine-1
M
methionine-3
Met
methionine s and G
CH2-CH2-S-CH3 (thio-Sulfur, meth, one->One on sulfur)
non polar
Serine-1
S
Serine-3
Ser
Serine S and G
CH2OH
uncharged polar
threonine-1
T
threonine-3
Thr