Amino Acids Flashcards

1
Q

What is the mnemonic for non-polar amino acids?

A

Grandma
Always
Visits
London
In
May
For
Winston
Churchill’s
Party

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2
Q

What is the mnemonic for polar amino acids?

A

Queen,
There’s
No
Stopping
You

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3
Q

What is the mnemonic for charged amino acids?

A

Dragons
Eat
Knights
Riding
Horses

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4
Q

What is the mnemonic for essential amino acids?

A

MILK,
The
White
Heads
Very
Favorite

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5
Q

What is the mnemonic for dispensable amino acids?

A

DANES

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6
Q

Phenylalanine?

A

Phe
F

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7
Q

Valine?

A

Val
V

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8
Q

Threonine?

A

Thr
T

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9
Q

Tryptophan?

A

Trp
W

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10
Q

Methionine?

A

Met
M

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11
Q

Leucine?

A

Leu
L

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12
Q

Isoleucine?

A

Ile
I

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13
Q

Lysine?

A

Lys
K

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14
Q

Histidine?

A

His
H

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15
Q

Arginine?

A

Arg
R

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16
Q

Cysteine?

A

Cys
C

17
Q

Glycine?

A

Gly
G

18
Q

Glutamine?

A

Gln
Q

19
Q

Proline?

A

Pro
P

20
Q

Tyrosine?

A

Tyr
Y

21
Q

Alanine?

A

Ala
A

22
Q

Aspartic Acid?

A

Asp
D

23
Q

Asparagine?

A

Asn
N

24
Q

Glutamic Acid?

A

Glu
E

25
Q

Serine?

A

Ser
S