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Amino Acids Flashcards

1
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Alanine (Polar or Non-polar)

A

Non-polar

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Valine (Polar or Non-polar)

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Non-polar

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Leucine (Polar or Non-polar)

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Non-polar

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Isoleucine (Polar or Non-polar)

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Non-polar

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5
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Methionine (Polar or Non-polar)

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Non-polar

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Phenylalanine (Polar or Non-polar)

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Non-polar

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Tryptophan (Polar or Non-polar)

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Non-polar

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Proline (Polar or Non-polar)

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Non-polar

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Glycine (Polar or Non-polar)

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Polar

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Asparagine (Polar or Non-polar)

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Polar

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Glutamine (Polar or Non-polar)

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Polar

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Serine (Polar or Non-polar)

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Polar

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Cysteine (Polar or Non-polar)

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Polar (also have some acidic qualities)

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Tyrosine (Polar or Non-polar)

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Polar (also have some acidic qualities)

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15
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Aspartic Acid (Acid or Base)

A

Acid

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16
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Glutamic Acid (Acidic or Basic)

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Acidic

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17
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Arginine (Acidic or Basic)

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Basic

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18
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Lysine (Acidic or Basic)

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Basic

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19
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Histidine (Acidic or Basic)

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Basic

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20
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His, H

A

histidine

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21
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Arg, R

A

Arginine

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Lys, K

A

Lysine

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23
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Glu, E

A

Glutamic Acid

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24
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Asp, D

A

Aspartic Acid

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Tyr, Y

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Thr, T

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Cys, C

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Asn, N

A

Asparagine

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Gln, Q

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Ser, S

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Gly, G

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Ile, I

A

Isoleucine

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Phe, F

A

Phenylalanine

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Trp, W

A

Tryptophan

35
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Met, M

A

Methionine

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Val, V

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Ala, A

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Pro, P

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Leu, L

40
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What is the only AA that is achiral?

41
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aromatic amino acids

A

phenylalanine, tryptophan, and tyrosine

42
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Neutral Polar Side Chains (neutral at pH 7)

A

serine, threonine, tyrosine, cysteine, glutamine, asparagine

43
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Basic Amino Acid (HArLy)

A
  • Histidine
  • Arginine
  • Lysine
44
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Why aren’t asparagine or glutamine considered basic amino acids?

A

the AMIDE group in their side chain is NEUTRAL

45
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amino group pKa (N terminus)

46
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carboxylic acid pKa (C terminus)

47
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Aspartic Acid (Asp) pK

48
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Glutamic Acid (Glu) pK

49
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Histidine (His) pK

50
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Lysine (Lys) pK

51
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Arginine (Arg) pK

52
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essential AA’s

A

PVT TIM HALL (phenylalanine, valine, tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, methionine, histidine, arginine, lysine, leucine)

53
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(essential or nonessential) phenylalanine

54
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(essential or nonessential) valine

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(essential or nonessential) threonine

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(essential or nonessential) tryptophan

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(essential or nonessential) isoleucine

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(essential or nonessential) methionine

59
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(essential or nonessential) arginine

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(essential or nonessential) lysine

61
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(essential or nonessential) leucine

Biochemistry 3630 (22 decks)

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