Amino Acids Flashcards
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Alanine
Ala
A
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Arginine
Arg
R
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Asparagine
Asn
N
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Aspartic Acid
ASP
D
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Cysteine
CYS
C
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Glutamic Acid
GLU
E
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Glutamine
GLN
Q
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Glycine
GLY
G
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Histidine
HIS
H
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Isoleucine
ILE
I
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Leucine
LEU
L
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Lysine
LYS
K
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Methionine
MET
M
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Phenylalanine
PHE
F
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Proline
PRO
P
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Serine
SER
S
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Threonine
THR
T
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Tryptophan
TRP
W
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Tyrosine
TYR
Y
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Valine
VAL
V
Name the non-polar, non aromatic amino acids?
Alanine, Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine, and Proline
Name the non-polar aromatic amino acids?
Phenylalanine
Name the aromatic amino acids with intermediate polarity?
Tyrosine and Tryptophan
Name the sulfur containing non polar amino acids?
Methionine
What are the sulfur containing amino acids with limited polarity?
Cystein
What are the polar uncharged amino acids?
Serine, Threonin, Asparganine, Glutamine
What are the polar charged amino acids?
Aspartic acid, glutamic acid, Lysine, Arginine, and Histidine
What are the neutral amino acids?
Glycine, Alanine, Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine, Proline, Phenylalanine, Tryptophan, Methionine, Serine, Threonine, Asparganine, and glutamine.
What are the amino acids with ionizable side chains?
Aspartic Acid, Glutamic Acid, Histidine, Lysine, Arginine, Cysteine, and Tyrosine.