Amino acids Flashcards
Essential Amino Acids
Isoleucine
Leucine
Valine
Phenylalanine
tryptophan
Histidine
Lysine
Threonine
Methionine
Non-essential Amino acids
alanine
glycine
proline
tyrosine
aspartic acid
glutamic acid
arginine
serine
cysteine
asparagine
glutamine
aromatic amino acids
phenylalanine
tryptophan
tyrosine
sometimes proline and histidine
acidic (negatively charged) amino acids
aspartic acid
glutamic acid
basic (positively charged) amino acids
arginine
histidine
lysine
sulfur containing amino acids
cysteine
methionine
polar uncharged amino acids
serine
threonine
asparagine
glutamine
hydrophobic amino acids
alanine
valine
isoleucine
leucine
methionine
phenylalanine
tyrosine
tryptophan
3 letter and 1 letter
arginine
arg
R
3 letter and 1 letter
histidine
His
H
3 letter and 1 letter
lysine
Lys
K
3 letter and 1 letter
aspartic acid
Asp
D
3 letter and 1 letter
glutamic acid
Glu
E
3 letter and 1 letter
serine
Ser
S
3 letter and 1 letter
threonine
Thr
T