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Amino Acids Flashcards

1
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What is the class of Histidine?

A

Histidine, H
Basic amino acid

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What is the name, symbol, and class of Lys?

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Lysine, K
Basic amino acid

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What is the name, symbol, and class of Arg?

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Arginine, R
Basic amino acid

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What makes a basic amino acid basic? How polar are they?

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R-groups have a positive charge because they have accepted a proton

Highly polar

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What is the name, symbol, and class of Asp?

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Aspartate, D
Acidic amino acid

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What is the name, symbol, and class of Glu?

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Glutamate, E
Acidic amino acid

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What makes acidic amino acids acidic? How polar are they?

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R-groups have carboxylic acid (COOH) more commonly shown as COO-

Highly polar

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What is the name, symbol, and class of Ser?

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Serine, S
Polar, uncharged

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What is the name, symbol, and class of Thr?

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Threonine, T
Polar, uncharged

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What is the name, symbol, and class of Cys?

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Cysteine, C
Polar, uncharged

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What is the name, symbol, and class of Asn?

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Asparagine, N
Polar, uncharged

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What is the name, symbol, and class of Gln?

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Glutamine, Q
Polar, uncharged

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What characterizes a polar, uncharged amino acid?

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Polar but uncharged, and can hydrogen bond because of OH and NH2 groups

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14
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What amino acid has a sulfur and can form disulfide bonds?

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Cysteine

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15
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What amino acids have amide R-groups? What class do they belong to?

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Asparagine (Asn, N)
Glutamine (Gln, Q)

Polar, uncharged

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16
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Are polar amino acids hydrophilic or hydrophobic?

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Hydrophilic

17
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What is the name, symbol, and class of Gly?

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Glycine, G
Non-polar

18
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What is the name, symbol, and class of Ala?

A

Alanine, A
Nonpolar

19
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What is the name, symbol, and class of Pro?

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Proline, P
Nonpolar

20
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What is the name, symbol, and class of Val?

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Valine, V
Nonpolar

21
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What is the name, symbol, and class of Leu?

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Leucine, L
Nonpolar

22
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What is the name, symbol, and class of Ile?

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Isoleucine, I
Nonpolar

23
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What is the name, symbol, and class of Met?

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Methionine, M
Nonpolar

24
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What is the name, symbol, and class of Phe?

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Phenylalanine, F
Nonpolar

25
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What is the name, symbol, and class of Tyr?

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Tyrosine, Y
Nonpolar

26
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What is the name, symbol, and class of Trp?

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Tryptophan, W
Nonpolar

27
Q

What amino acid forms a covalent bond between the backbone and side chain? What class does it belong to?

A

Proline
Nonpolar

28
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How do you recognize a nonpolar amino acid?

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Hydrophobic molecules made mostly of carbons and hydrogens and carbon rings. Cannot form hydrogen bonds

29
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What amino acid contains sulfur but does not form disulfide bonds?

A

Methionine

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