Amino Acids Flashcards

1
Q

What are the aromatic amino acids

A

Phenylalanine
Tryptophan
Tyrosine
Histidine

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2
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What amino acids are non-polar, and aromatic

A

Phenylalanine and tryptophan

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3
Q

What amino acids are polar and aromatic

A

Tyrosine and histidine

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4
Q

What amino acids are positively charged (and obvs have to be polar to be charged)

A

Histidine
Lysine
Arginine

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5
Q

What amino acids are negatively charged (and obvs have to be polar to have a charge)

A

Aspartate and glutamate

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6
Q

What is the smallest amino acid

A

Glycine (its nonpolar)

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7
Q

What is the largest amino acid

A

Tryptophan (nonpolar aromatic)

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8
Q

What are the 9n non polar amino acids in order of size

A

Glycine, alanine, proline, valine, leucine, isoleucine, methionine, phenylalanine, tryptophan

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9
Q

What are all the 11 polar amino acids by size

A

Serine, threonine, cysteine, asparagine, glutamine, tyrosine, Aspartate, glutamate, histidine, lysine, arginine

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10
Q

What are the 9 essential amino acids

A

Phenylalanine, histidine, tryptophan
Valine, leucine, isoleucine
Lysine, methionine, threonine

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