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Amino Acids Flashcards

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What are Amino Acids

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The building blocks of proteins

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Glycine

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Nonpolar side chains; hydrophobic

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Alanine

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Nonpolar side chains; hydrophobic

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Valine

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Nonpolar side chains; hydrophobic

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Leucine

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Nonpolar side chains; hydrophobic

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Isoleucine

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Nonpolar side chains; hydrophobic

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Methionine

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Nonpolar side chains; hydrophobic

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Phenylalanine

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Nonpolar side chains; hydrophobic

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Tryptophan

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Nonpolar side chains; hydrophobic

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Proline

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Nonpolar side chains; hydrophobic

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Threonine

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Polar side chains; hydrophilic

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Serine

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Polar side chains; hydrophilic

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Cysteine

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Polar side chains; hydrophilic

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Tyrosine

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Polar side chains; hydrophilic

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Asparagine

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Polar side chains; hydrophilic

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Glutamine

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Polar side chains; hydrophilic

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Aspartic Acid (Acidic/Neg charge)

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Electrically charged side chain; Hydrophilic

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Glutamic Acid (Acidic, Neg Charge)

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Electrically charged side chain; hydrophilic

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Lysine (Basic/Pos charge)

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Electrically charged side chain; Hydrophilic

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Arginine (Basic)

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Electrically charged side chain; Hydrophilic

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Histidine (Basic)

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Electrically charged side chain; Hydrophilic

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What is a peptide bond

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A covalent bond between the carboxyl group on one amino acid and the amino group on another; formed by dehydration

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What Amino Acids is DNA composed of

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Adenine (A)
Thymine (T)
Cytosine (C)
Guanine (G)

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What Amino Acids is RNA composed of

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Adenine (A)
Uracil (U) – replaces thymine found in DNA
Cytosine (C)
Guanine (G)

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