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Amino acids Flashcards

1
Q

Essential Amino Acids

A

Isoleucine
Leucine
Valine
Phenylalanine
tryptophan
Histidine
Lysine
Threonine
Methionine

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2
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Non-essential Amino acids

A

alanine
glycine
proline
tyrosine
aspartic acid
glutamic acid
arginine
serine
cysteine
asparagine
glutamine

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3
Q

aromatic amino acids

A

phenylalanine
tryptophan
tyrosine
sometimes proline and histidine

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4
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acidic (negatively charged) amino acids

A

aspartic acid
glutamic acid

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5
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basic (positively charged) amino acids

A

arginine
histidine
lysine

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6
Q

sulfur containing amino acids

A

cysteine
methionine

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7
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polar uncharged amino acids

A

serine
threonine
asparagine
glutamine

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8
Q

hydrophobic amino acids

A

alanine
valine
isoleucine
leucine
methionine
phenylalanine
tyrosine
tryptophan

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9
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3 letter and 1 letter
arginine

A

arg
R

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10
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3 letter and 1 letter
histidine

A

His
H

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3 letter and 1 letter
lysine

A

Lys
K

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12
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3 letter and 1 letter
aspartic acid

A

Asp
D

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13
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3 letter and 1 letter
glutamic acid

A

Glu
E

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14
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3 letter and 1 letter
serine

A

Ser
S

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15
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3 letter and 1 letter
threonine

A

Thr
T

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16
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3 letter and 1 letter
asparagine

17
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3 letter and 1 letter
glutamine

18
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3 letter and 1 letter
Cysteine

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Q

3 letter and 1 letter
glycine

20
Q

3 letter and 1 letter
proline

21
Q

3 letter and 1 letter
alanine

22
Q

3 letter and 1 letter
valine

23
Q

3 letter and 1 letter
Isoleucine

24
Q

3 letter and 1 letter
Leucine

25
Q

3 letter and 1 letter
Methionine

26
Q

3 letter and 1 letter
Phenylalanine

27
Q

3 letter and 1 letter
Tyrosine

28
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3 letter and 1 letter
Tryptophan

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