Amino Acids Flashcards
Serine
3 letter abbrev
1 letter abbrev
group label
pka
Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?
Ser
S
Polar, uncharged
hydrophilic
Histidine
3 letter abbrev
1 letter abbrev
group label
pka
Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?
His
H
Polar, positively charged, basic
6.0
hydrophilic
Isoleucine
3 letter abbrev
1 letter abbrev
group label
pka
Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?
Ile
I
Non-polar aliphatic
hydrophobic
Lysine
3 letter abbrev
1 letter abbrev
group label
pka
Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?
Lys
K
Polar, positively charged, basic
10.5
hydrophilic
Asparagine
3 letter abbrev
1 letter abbrev
group label
pka
Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?
Asn
N
Polar, uncharged
hydrophilic
Threonine
3 letter abbrev
1 letter abbrev
group label
pka
Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?
Thr
T
Polar, uncharged
hydrophilic
Methionine
3 letter abbrev
1 letter abbrev
group label
pka
Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?
Met
M
Sulfur-containing
hydrophobic
alpha-amino
pka
CH-NH3+
8.0
Cysteine
3 letter abbrev
1 letter abbrev
group label
pka
Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?
Cys
C
Sulfur-containing
8.4
hydrophobic
Valine
3 letter abbrev
1 letter abbrev
group label
pka
Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?
Val
V
Non-polar, aliphatic
hydrophobic
Tyrosine
3 letter abbrev
1 letter abbrev
group label
pka
Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?
Tyr
Y
Aromatic
10.5
hydrophilic
Glutamine
3 letter abbrev
1 letter abbrev
group label
pka
Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?
Gln
Q
Polar, uncharged
hydrophilic
Tryptophan
3 letter abbrev
1 letter abbrev
group label
pka
Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?
Trp
W
Aromatic
hydrophilic
Glycine
3 letter abbrev
1 letter abbrev
group label
pka
Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?
Gly
G
non-polar aliphatic
hydrophilic
Leucine
3 letter abbrev
1 letter abbrev
group label
pka
Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?
Leu
L
Non-polar aliphatic
hydrophobic
alpha-carboxyl
pka
CH-COOH
3.0
Alanine
3 letter abbrev
1 letter abbrev
group label
pka
Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?
Ala
A
Non-polar aliphatic
hydrophobic
Aspartic acid
3 letter abbrev
1 letter abbrev
group label
pka
Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?
Asp
D
Polar, negatively charged (acidic)
3.9
hydrophilic
Arginine
3 letter abbrev
1 letter abbrev
group label
pka
Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?
Arg
R
Polar, positively charged, basic
12.5
Hydrophilic
Phenylalanine
3 letter abbrev
1 letter abbrev
group label
pka
Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?
Phe
F
Aromatic
hydrophobic
Glutamic acid
3 letter abbrev
1 letter abbrev
group label
pka
Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?
Glu
E
Polar, negatively charged, acidic
4.1
hydrophilic
Proline
3 letter abbrev
1 letter abbrev
group label
pka
Hydrophilic/hydrophobic?
Pro
P
Non-polar aliphatic
hydrophilic
All optically active AA’s incorporated into proteins are in the ___ configuration.
L;
NB: (Gly is only one of 20 that’s not optically active)