Amino Acids Flashcards
1
Q
non polar side chains
A
glycine, alanine, valanine, leucine, Isoleucine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Tryptophan, Proline
2
Q
polar side chains
A
serine, theronine, cystene, tyrocine, aspargine, glutamine
3
Q
charged (positive) = basic
A
lysine, Arginine, histidine
4
Q
Charged (negative) = acidic
A
aspartate, glutamate
5
Q
L or S
A
anticlockwise chiral rotation
6
Q
D or R
A
clockwise chiral rotation
7
Q
what does Pka tell you
A
the Ph at which the molecule is 50% deprotonated
