Amino Acids Flashcards
Name the AA, 1 & 3 letter codes, and its properties (4).
Glycine
Gly, G
So small it is amphiphilic (can exist in any environment), non-polar & hydrophobic, aliphatic R-group
Name the AA, 1 & 3 letter codes, and its properties (4).
Alanine
Ala, A
Non-Polar, Hydrophobic: tend to cluster together on inside of proteins –> stabilizing structure, Aliphatic R-Group
Name the AA, 1 & 3 letter codes, and its properties (4).
Proline
Pro, P
Non-Polar, Hydrophobic, Aliphatic R-group, causes kinks in polypeptide chain
Name the AA, 1 & 3 letter codes, and its properties (3).
Valine
Val, V
Non-polar & Hydrophobic, Aliphatic R-group
Name the AA, 1 & 3 letter codes, and its properties (4).
Leucine
Leu, L
Non-polar & Hydrophobic: tend to cluster together on inside of protein stabilizing it, Aliphatic R-group
Name the AA, 1 & 3 letter codes, and its properties (4).
Isoleucine
Ile, I
Non-polar & Hydrophobic: tend to cluster together on inside of protein to stabilize structure, Aliphatic R-group,
Name the AA, 1 & 3 letter codes, and its properties (3).
Methionine
Met, M
Non-polar & Hydrophobic, Aliphatic R-group
Name the AA, 1 & 3 letter codes, and its properties (2).
Phenylalanine
Phe, F
Aromatic R-group, very hydrophobic
Name the AA, 1 & 3 letter codes, and its properties (3).
Tyrosine
Tyr, Y
Aromatic R-group, -OH group makes it moderately hydrophilic & may form H-bonds
Name the AA, 1 & 3 letter codes, and its properties (3).
Tryptophan
Try, W
Aromatic R-group, Menthal ring, Scarce in most plant proteins
Name the AA, 1 & 3 letter codes, and its properties (3).
Serine
Ser, S
Polar & uncharged R-group, Carbohydrate can be covalently linked to its -OH
Name the AA, 1 & 3 letter codes, and its properties (3).
Threonine,
Thr, T
Polar & Uncharged R-group, Carbohydrate can be covalently linked to its -OH
Name the AA, 1 & 3 letter codes, and its properties (4).
Cysteine
Cys, C
Polar & uncharged, hydrophilic, Oxidation of -SH can link 2 cysteine’s
Name the AA, 1 & 3 letter codes, and its properties (4).
Asparagine
Asn, N
Polar & uncharged R-group, compound covalently linked to its -NH, amide to common acid: Aspartate
Name the AA, 1 & 3 letter codes, and its properties (4).
Glutamine
Glu, Q
Polar & uncharged R-group, moderately hydrophilic,
Amide of Glutamine (Glu)
Name the AA, 1 & 3 letter codes, and its properties (3).
Lysine
Lys, K
(+) Charged R-group, strongly basic & hydrophilic
Name the AA, 1 & 3 letter codes, and its properties (2).
Arginine
Arg, R
(+) Charged R-group, free amino group makes it basic and hydrophilic
Name the AA, 1 & 3 letter codes, and its properties (2).
Histidine
His, H
(+) Charged R-group, base/acid & hydrophilic
Name the AA, 1 & 3 letter codes, and its properties (3).
Aspartate
Asp, D
(-) Charged R-group, free carboxyl group make it acidic & hydrophilic
Name the AA, 1 & 3 letter codes, and its properties (3).
Glutamate
Glu, E
(-) Charged R-group, free carboxyl group make it acidic and hydrophilic
