Amino Acids Flashcards by Alex Franks

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Number of required amino acids

A

20

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Number of essential amino acids in adults

A

8

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9th required amino acids in infants

A

Histidine

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Alanine essential?

A

no

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Alanine polarity

A

nonpolar

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Alanine charge

A

0

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Glycine polarity

A

nonpolar

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Glycine essential?

A

no

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Isoleucine essential?

A

yes

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Isoleucine polarity

A

nonpolar

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Isoleucine charge

A

0

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Leucine essential?

A

yes

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Leucine polarity

A

nonpolar

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Leucine charge

A

0

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proline polarity

A

nonpolar

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proline polarity

A

nonpolar

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proline essential?

A

no

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valine polarity

A

nonpolar

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valine essential?

A

yes

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valine charge

A

0

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phenylalanine charge

A

0

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phenylalanine polarity

A

nonpolar

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phenylalanine essential?

A

yes

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tryptophan charge

A

0

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tryptophan essential?

A

yes

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tryptophan polarity

A

nonpolar

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tyrosine essential?

A

no

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tyrosine polarity

A

polar

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tyrosine charge

A

0

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aspartic acid charge

A

-1

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aspartic acid essential?

A

no

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aspartic acid polarity

A

polar

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glutamic acid essential?

A

no

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glutamic acid polarity

A

polar

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glutamic acid charge

A

-1

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arginine essential?

A

no

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arginine polarity

A

polar

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arginine charge

A

+1

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histidine essential?

A

yes

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histidine polarity

A

polar

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histidine charge

A

+1

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lysine charge

A

+1

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lysine essential?

A

yes

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lysine polarity

A

polar

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serine essential?

A

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serine polarity

A

polar

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serine charge

A

0

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threonine charge

A

0

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threonine essential?

A

yes

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threonine polarity

A

polar

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cysteine polarity

A

nonpolar

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cysteine essential?

A

no

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cysteine charge

A

0

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methionine essential?

A

yes

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methionine charge

A

0

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methionine polarity

A

polar

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asparagine essential?

A

no

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asparagine polarity

A

polar

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asparagine charge

A

0

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glutamate polarity

A

polar

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glutamate essential?

A

no

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glutamate charge

A

0

Q

5 amino acids likely to be found in an Alpha Helix

A

Methionine, alanine, leucine, lysine, glutamate,