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What is the 3 letter code for Alanine

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Ala

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What is the 3 letter code for Valanine

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Val

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What is the 3 letter code for Leucine

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Leu

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What is the 3 letter code for Isoleucine

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Ile

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What is the 3 letter code for Phenylalanine

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Phe

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What is the 3 letter code for Glycine

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Gly

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What is the 3 letter code for Cysteine

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Cys

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What is the 3 letter code for Proline

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Pro

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What is the 3 letter code for Tyrosine

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Tyr

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What is the 3 letter code for Tryptophan

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Trp

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What is the 3 letter code for Serine

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Ser

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What is the 3 letter code for Threonine

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Thr

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What is the 3 letter code for Asparagine

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Asn

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What is the 3 letter code for Glutamine

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Gln

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What is the 3 letter code for Lysine

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Lys

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What is the 3 letter code for Arginine

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Arg

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What is the 3 letter code for Histidine

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His

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What is the 3 letter code for Aspardate

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Asp

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What is the 3 letter code for Glutamate

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Glu

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What are the 6 VERY non-polar amino acids

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Alanine, Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine, Methionine, and Phenylalanine

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What are the 5 MODERATELY non-polar amino acids

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Glycine, Cysteine, Proline, Tyrosine, and Tryptophan

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What are the 4 polar but uncharged amino acids

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Serine, Threonine, Asparagine and Glutamine

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What are the 3 polar and positively charged amino acids

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Lysine, Arginine, and Histidine

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What are the 2 polar and negatively charged amino acids

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Aspartate and Glutamate

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What is the 1 letter code for Alanine
A
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What is the 1 letter code for Valine
V
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What is the 1 letter code for Leucine
L
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What is the 1 letter code for Isoleucine
I
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What is the 1 letter code for Methionine
M
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What is the 1 letter code for Phenylalanine
F
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Which of the VERY non-polar amino acids is the exception when it comes to its 1 letter code?
Phenylalanine - "F" - the only of the 6 very non-polar AAs that does not have a code matching the first letter of its name (remember this as "fenylalanine")
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What is the 1 letter code of Glycine
G
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What is the 1 letter code of Cysteine
C
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What is the 1 letter code of Proline
P
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What is the 1 letter code of Tyrosine
Y
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What is the 1 letter code of Tryptophan
W
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Which 2 of the MODERATELY non-polar amino acids are the exceptions when it comes to their 1-letter codes?
Tyrosine (Y) and Tryptophan (W) - Tyrosine: tYrosine (represented by the second letter of its name) - Tryptophan: tWiptophan
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What is the 1 letter code for Serine
S
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What is the 1 letter code for Threonine
T
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What is the 1 letter code for Asparagine
N
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What is the 1 letter code for Glutamine
Q
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Which 2 of the polar uncharged amino acids are the exceptions when it comes to their 1-letter codes?
Asparagine (N) and Glutamine (Q) - Asparagine: asparagiNe - Glutamine: Qlutamine (similar looking letter to G)
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What is the 1 letter code for Lysine
K
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What is the 1 letter code for Arginine
R
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What is the 1 letter code for Histidine
H
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Which 2 of the polar and positively charged amino acids are the exceptions when it comes to their 1-letter codes?
Lysine (K) and Arginine (R) Lysine: K (letter before L) Arginine: aRRRginine (think pirate - represented by the second letter of its name)
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What is the 1 letter code for Aspartate
D (asparDate)
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What is the 1 letter code for Glutamate
E (glutamatE: represented by the last letter of its name)
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Which of the 6 VERY non-polar amino acids contains a sulphur ion?
Methionine
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Which of the 6 VERY non-polar amino acids contains a hydrocarbon ring
Phenylalanine
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How are Asparagine and Aspartate related?
Aspartate is the depolarized version of Asparagine
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How are Glutamine and Glutamate related?
Glutamate is the depolarized version of Glutamine
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What 7 amino acids have ionizable side chains?
Aspartate, Glutamate, Tyrosine, Cysteine, Arginine, Histidine, and Lysine
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What 3 amino acids with ionizable side chains ionize from positive to neutral?
Arginine, Histidine, and Lysine
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What 4 amino acids with ionizable side chains ionize from neutral to negative
Aspartate, Glutamate, Tyrosine, and Cysteine
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Which of the MODERATELY non-polar amino acids has an oxygen atom?
Tyrosine - has an OH group on the end of its hydrocarbon ring
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What atom do the polar uncharged amino acids all contain, that the non-polar amino acids do not (with the exception of one...)
oxygen
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What atom do the positively charged amino acids all have in common
nitrogen (amino groups: positive charge)
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What group is found at the end of each negatively charged amino acid
COO-
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Draw Alanine
*see course notes*
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Draw Valine
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Draw Leucine
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Draw Isoleucine
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Draw Methionine
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Draw Phenylalanine
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Draw Glycine
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Draw Cysteine
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Draw Proline
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Draw Tyrosine
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Draw Tryptophan
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Draw Serine
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Draw Threonine
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Draw Asparagine
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Draw Glutamine
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Draw Lysine
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Draw Arginine
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Draw Histidine
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Draw Aspartate
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Draw Glutamate
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Bioc 2580 (16 decks)

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