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
15
Q
Proline
A
Pro, P
16
Q
Arginine
A
Arg, R
17
Q
Lysine
A
Lys, K
18
Q
Histidine
A
His, H
19
Q
Aspartic acid
A
Asp, D
20
Q
Glutamic acid
A
Glu, E
21
Q
Serine
A
Ser, S
22
Q
Threonine
A
Thr, T
23
Q
Cysteine
A
Cys, C
24
Asparagine
Asn, N
25
Glutamine
Gln, Q
26
Tryptophan
Trp, W
27
Phenylalanine
Phe, F
28
Tyrosine
Tyr, Y
