Amino Acids

Question 1

Glycine

Answer 1

Gly, G, hydrophobic,found in collagen, non-essential

Question 2

Proline

Answer 2

Pro, P, technically an imino acid, non-essential found in collagen, hydrophobic,

Question 3

Valine

Answer 3

Val, V, hydrophobic, subfamily amino acid known as branched chain

Question 4

Leucine

Answer 4

Leu, L, hydrophobic, branched chain

Question 5

Isoleucine

Answer 5

ILE, I, hydrophobic, essential branched chain

Question 6

Methionine

Answer 6

Met, M, hydrophobic, sulfur containing, provides the building blocks cysteine, essential

Question 7

Phenylalanine

Answer 7

Phe, F, aromatic, hydrophobic, essential,

Question 8

Tryptophan

Answer 8

Aromatic highly conserved in DNA sequence, hydrophobic

Question 9

Serine

Answer 9

Ser, S, polar, can be reversibility phosphorylated

Question 10

Threonine

Answer 10

Essential can be reversibly phosphorylated , polar

Question 11

Tyrosine

Answer 11

Try, Y, aromatic ring, can be reversibly phosphorylated at the hydroxyl group, polar

Question 12

Asparagine

Answer 12

Asn, N, polar, contains an amide

Question 13

Glutamine

Answer 13

Gln, Q, polar

Question 14

Cysteine

Answer 14

Cys, C, sulfur containing, polar

Question 15

Lysine

Answer 15

Lys, K, essential basic or charged

Question 16

Arginine

Answer 16

Arg, R, polar, charged, basic

Question 17

Histidine

Answer 17

His, H, polar, immidazole half protonated

Question 18

Aspartate

Answer 18

Asp, D, polar, charged, acidic

Question 19

Glutamate

Answer 19

Glu, E, polar, charged, acidic

Question 20

Alanine

Answer 20

Ala, A, hydrophobic non-polar, 1/5 circulating AA most important because it’s used in gluconeogenesis