Amino Acids Flashcards
Gly
Glycine
G
Glycine
Glycine category
Nonpolar, hydrophobic, aliphatic
-CH3
Alanine
Ala
Alanine
A
Alanine
Alanine category
Nonpolar, hydrophobic, aliphatic
Pro
Proline
P
Proline
Proline cateogory
Nonpolar, hydrophobic, aliphatic
Val
Valine
V
Valine
Valine cateogory
Nonpolar, hydrophobic, aliphatic
Leu
Leucine
L
Leucine
Leucine category
Nonpolar, hydrophobic, aliphatic
Ile
Isoleucine
I
Isoleucine
Isoleucine category
Nonpolar, hydrophobic, aliphatic
Met
Methionine
M
Methionine
Methionine category
Nonpolar, hydrophobic, aliphatic
Phe
Phenylalanine
F
Phenylalanine
Phenylalanine category
Nonpolar, hydrophobic
Tyrosine category
Polar, hydrophilic
Tyr
Tyrosine
Y
Tyrosine
Tryptophan category
Nonpolar, hydrophobic
Trp
Tryptophan
W
Tryptophan
Serine category
Polar, uncharged R, hydrophilic
Ser
Serine
S
Serine
Threonine category
Polar, uncharged R, hydrophilic
Thr
Threonine
T
Threonine
Cysteine category
Polar, uncharged R, hydrophilic
Cys
Cysteine
C
Cysteine
Asparagine category
Polar, uncharged R, hydrophilic
Asn
Asparagine
N
Asparagine
Glutamine category
Polar, uncharged R, hydrophilic
Gln
Glutamine
Q
Glutamine
Lysine category
Polar, positively charged R, hydrophilic
Lys
Lysine
K
Lysine
Where is the charge on Lysine?
+NH3 R
Arginine category
Polar, positively charged R, hydrophilic
Arg
Arginine
R
Arginine
Where is the charge on Arginine?
C=+NH2 R
Histidine category
Polar, positively charged R, hydrophilic
His
Histidine
H
Histidine
Where is the charge on Histidine?
a positively charged imidazole functional group (ring =+NH-)
Aspartate category
Polar, negatively charged, hydrophilic
Aspartic Acid
Aspartate with OH (non ion form)
Asp
Aspartate
D
Aspartate
Where is the negative charged on Aspartate?
-COO- R
Glutamate category
Polar, negatively charged, hydrophilic
Glutamic acid
Glutamate with OH (non ion form)
Glu
Glutamate
E
Glutamate
Where is the negative charge on Glutamate?
-COO- R