Amino Acids Flashcards

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1
Q

A

A

Alanine

Non-polar

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2
Q

R

A

Arginine

Postive Charge

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3
Q

N

A

Asparagine
Polar
Can form H bond with other polar

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4
Q

D

A

Aspartate

Negatively charged

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5
Q

C

A

Cysteine

Can form thiol disulfide bond with another cystein

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6
Q

Q

A

Glutamine
Polar
Can form H bond with other polar

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7
Q

E

A

Glutamate

Negative

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8
Q

G

A

Glycine

Can fit in tight space

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9
Q

H

A

Histidine

Positive or Non-polar depending on acidity

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10
Q

I

A

Isoleucine

Non-polar

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11
Q

L

A

Leucine

Non-polar

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12
Q

K

A

Lysine

Positive

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13
Q

M

A

Methionine

Non–polar

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14
Q

F

A

Phenylalanine

Non-polar

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15
Q

P

A

Proline

Non-polar and rigid

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16
Q

S

A

Serine
Polar
Can form H bond with other polar

17
Q

T

A

Threonine
Polar
Can form H bond with other polar

18
Q

W

A

Tryptophan

Non-polar

19
Q

Y

A

Tyrosine

Non-polar

20
Q

V

A

Valine

Non-polar

21
Q

pKa of R

A

12

22
Q

pKa of L

A

10

23
Q

pKa of H

A

6

24
Q

pKa of D

A

4

25
Q

pKa of E

A

4

26
Q

pKa of carboxyl

A

2.2

27
Q

pKa of amino

A

9.5

28
Q

Positive AAs

A

Histidine
Lysine
Arginine

29
Q

Negative AAs

A

Glutamate

Aspartate

30
Q

Polar AAs

A

Asparagine
Glutamine
Serine
Threonine