Amino Acids

Question 1

List positively charged aa.

Answer 1

lysine, arginine, histidine,

Question 2

Negatively charged aa

Answer 2

aspartate, glutamate

Question 3

Hydrophobic aa

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Sulfur containing aa

Answer 4

cysteine, methionine

Question 5

Aromatic aa

Answer 5

phenylalanine, tryptophan, histidine, tyrosine

Question 6

branched chain aa

Answer 6

leucine, isoleucine, valine.

-aid with burn Tx and hepatic encephalopathy

Question 7

Hydroxylated groups of aa

Answer 7

serine, threonine, phenylalanine, tyrosine

-this group is required for signal transduction

Question 8

List the polar aa.

Answer 8

serine, threonine, tyrosine, asparagine, glutamine,cysteine

-very reactive and more hydrophilic than most others.