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amino acids Flashcards

1
Q

glycine

A

non polar hydrophobic

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2
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alanine

A

non polar hydrophobic

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3
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valine

A

non polar hydrophobic

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4
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leucine

A

non polar hydrophobic

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5
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isoleucine

A

non polar hydrophobic

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6
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proline

A

non polar hydrophobic

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7
Q

non chiral and simplest amino acid

A

glycine

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8
Q

alanine has a ___ group instead of a hydrogen

A

methyl

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9
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only ring structure , not aromatic

A

proline

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10
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three rules of aromaticity

A

rings
planar, unhybridized p orbitals overlapping to form a continuous ring of planar orbitals
must follow huckels rule
having 4n+2 electrons in its system of conjugated p orbital c louds where n is an integer

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11
Q

aromatic compounds

A

phenylalanine
tyrosine
tryptophan

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12
Q

basic amino acids

A

histidine lysine and arginine

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13
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sulfur containing amino acids

A

methionine and cysteine

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14
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acid amino acids

A

aspartate and glutamate

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15
Q

make post synaptic neurons more likely to fire

A

aspartate and glutamate

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16
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amide amino acids

A

asparagine
glutamine

17
Q

in which amino acids are the hydrophobic side chains

A

glycine (Gly), alanine (Ala), valine (Val), leucine (Leu), isoleucine (Ile), proline (Pro), phenylalanine (Phe), methionine (Met), and tryptophan (Trp).

18
Q

six amino acids have side chains that are polar but not charged. These are

A

serine (Ser), threonine (Thr), cysteine (Cys), asparagine (Asn), glutamine (Gln), and tyrosine (Tyr). These amino acids are usually found at the surface of proteins

19
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alanine

A

ala
a

20
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arginine

A

arg
R

21
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asparagine

A

asn
N

22
Q

aspartic acid

A

asp
D

23
Q

asparagine or asparatic acid

A

asx
B

24
Q

cysteine

A

cys
C

25
Q

glutamic acid

A

glu
E

26
Q

glutamine

A

gln
Q

27
Q

glycine

A

Gly
G

28
Q

histidine

A

His
H

29
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isoleucine

A

Ile
I

30
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leucine

A

Leu
L

31
Q

Lysine

A

Lys
K

32
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methionine

A

Met
M

33
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Phenylalaine

A

Phe
F

34
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proline

A

Pro
P

35
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serine

A

Ser
S

36
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threonine

A

Thr
T

37
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tryptophan

A

trp
W

38
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tyrosine

A

Tyr
Y

39
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valine

A

Val
V

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