Amino Acids Flashcards
1
Q
Glycine
A
Non-polar
Gly
G
2
Q
Alanine
A
Non-polar
Ala
A
3
Q
Valine
A
Non-polar
Val
V
4
Q
Leucine
A
Non-polar
Leu
L
5
Q
Isoleucine
A
Non-polar
Ile
I
6
Q
Proline
A
Non-polar
Pro
P
7
Q
Methionine
A
Non-polar
Met
M
8
Q
Tryptophan
A
Non-polar (Aromatic)
Trp
W
9
Q
Phenylalanine
A
Non-polar (Aromatic)
Phe
F
10
Q
Asparagine
A
Polar (uncharged)
Asn
N
11
Q
Glutamine
A
Polar (Uncharged)
Gln
Q
12
Q
Serine
A
Polar pKa 13
Ser
S
13
Q
Tyrosine
A
Polar pKa 11 (Aromatic)
Tyr
Y
14
Q
Cysteine
A
Polar pKa 8.4
Cys
C
15
Q
Threonine
A
Polar pKa 13
Thr
T
16
Q
Lysine
A
Polar (Positive) pKa 10.5
Lys
K
17
Q
Arginine
A
Polar (Positive) pKa 12.5 (guanidino)
Arg
R
18
Q
Glutamic acid
A
Polar (negative) pKa 4
Glu
E
19
Q
Histidine
A
Polar (positive) pKa 6
His
H
Positive and neutral at physiological pH
20
Q
Aspartic acid
A
Polar (negative) pKa 4
Asp
D
