Amino Acids Flashcards
Glycine
Gly
G
Nonpolar
*Achiral
Alanine
Ala
A
Nonpolar
Valine
Val
V
Nonpolar
Leucine
Leu
L
Nonpolar
Isoleucine
Ile
I
Nonpolar
*Diasteromer
Methionine
Met
M
Nonpolar
Proline
Pro
P
Nonpolar
Phenylalanine
Phe
F
Nonpolar
Tryptophan
Trp
W
Uncharged Polar side chain
Serine
Ser
S
Uncharged Polar side chain
Threonine
Thr
T
Uncharged Polar side chain
*Diastereomer
Asaragine
Asn
N
Uncharged Polar side chain
Glutamine
Gln
Q
Uncharged Polar side chain
Tyrosine
Tyr
Y
Uncharged Polar side chain
pKr = ~10.5
Cysteine
Cys
C
Uncharged Polar side chain
pKr = ~8.5
Lysine
Lys
K
Charged Polar side chain
pKr = ~10.5
Arginine
Arg
R
Charged Polar side chain
pKr = ~12.5
Histidine
His
H
Charged Polar side chain
pKr = ~6.0
Aspartic Acid
Asp
D
Charged Polar side chain
pKr = ~4.0
Glutamic Acid
Glu
E
Charged Polar side chain
pKr = ~4.0
pKa COOH
~2.5
pKa NH3+
~9.5