Amino Acids Flashcards
1
Q
amino acid that can form disulfide bonds (S-S)
A
Cysteine (Cys) C
due to SH side chain
1
Q
amino acid with no side chain
A
Glycine
2
Q
amino acid that does not have a free amino group
A
Proline
3
Q
amino acids who have the most common phosphorylation sites
A
Serine (Ser)
Threonine (Thr)
Tyrosine (Tyr)
4
Q
nonpolar, nonaromatic AA’s
A
Gly
Leu
Ala
Met
Val
Ile
Pro
5
Q
+ charged AA’s
A
Arg
Lys
His
6
Q
negatively charged AA’s
A
Asp
Glu
7
Q
polar AA’s
A
Ser
Thr
Cys
Asn
Gln
8
Q
aromatic side chain AA’s
A
Trp
Phe
Tyr
9
Q
Glycine
A
Gly, G
10
Q
Leucine
A
Leu, L
11
Q
Alanine
A
Ala, A
12
Q
Methionine
A
Met, M
13
Q
Valine
A
Val, V
14
Q
Isoleucine
A
Ile, I
