Amino Acids Flashcards by Jose Ting

Q

Serine

3 letter abbrev

1 letter abbrev

group label

pka

Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?

A

Ser

S

Polar, uncharged

hydrophilic

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Histidine

3 letter abbrev

1 letter abbrev

group label

pka

Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?

A

His

H

Polar, positively charged, basic

6.0

hydrophilic

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Q

Isoleucine

3 letter abbrev

1 letter abbrev

group label

pka

Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?

A

Ile

I

Non-polar aliphatic

hydrophobic

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Lysine

3 letter abbrev

1 letter abbrev

group label

pka

Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?

A

Lys

K

Polar, positively charged, basic

10.5

hydrophilic

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Q

Asparagine

3 letter abbrev

1 letter abbrev

group label

pka

Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?

A

Asn

N

Polar, uncharged

hydrophilic

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Q

Threonine

3 letter abbrev

1 letter abbrev

group label

pka

Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?

A

Thr

T

Polar, uncharged

hydrophilic

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Q

Methionine

3 letter abbrev

1 letter abbrev

group label

pka

Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?

A

Met

M

Sulfur-containing

hydrophobic

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Q

alpha-amino

pka

A

CH-NH₃⁺

8.0

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Q

Cysteine

3 letter abbrev

1 letter abbrev

group label

pka

Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?

A

Cys

C

Sulfur-containing

8.4

hydrophobic

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Q

Valine

3 letter abbrev

1 letter abbrev

group label

pka

Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?

A

Val

V

Non-polar, aliphatic

hydrophobic

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Tyrosine

3 letter abbrev

1 letter abbrev

group label

pka

Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?

A

Tyr

Y

Aromatic

10.5

hydrophilic

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Glutamine

3 letter abbrev

1 letter abbrev

group label

pka

Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?

A

Gln

Q

Polar, uncharged

hydrophilic

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Tryptophan

3 letter abbrev

1 letter abbrev

group label

pka

Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?

A

Trp

W

Aromatic

hydrophilic

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Q

Glycine

3 letter abbrev

1 letter abbrev

group label

pka

Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?

A

Gly

G

non-polar aliphatic

hydrophilic

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Q

Leucine

3 letter abbrev

1 letter abbrev

group label

pka

Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?

A

Leu

L

Non-polar aliphatic

hydrophobic

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Q

alpha-carboxyl

pka

A

CH-COOH

3.0

Q

Alanine

3 letter abbrev

1 letter abbrev

group label

pka

Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?

A

Ala

A

Non-polar aliphatic

hydrophobic

Q

Aspartic acid

3 letter abbrev

1 letter abbrev

group label

pka

Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?

A

Asp

D

Polar, negatively charged (acidic)

3.9

hydrophilic

Q

Arginine

3 letter abbrev

1 letter abbrev

group label

pka

Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?

A

Arg

R

Polar, positively charged, basic

12.5

Hydrophilic

Q

Phenylalanine

3 letter abbrev

1 letter abbrev

group label

pka

Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?

A

Phe

F

Aromatic

hydrophobic

Q

Glutamic acid

3 letter abbrev

1 letter abbrev

group label

pka

Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?

A

Glu

E

Polar, negatively charged, acidic

4.1

hydrophilic

Q

Proline

3 letter abbrev

1 letter abbrev

group label

pka

Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?

A

Pro

P

Non-polar aliphatic

hydrophilic

Q

All optically active AA’s incorporated into proteins are in the ___ configuration.

A

L;

NB: (Gly is only one of 20 that’s not optically active)