Amino Acids Flashcards by Emily DiGiovanni | Brainscape

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Aspartic acid

Acidic side chain (carboxylic acid)

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Arginine

Basic (NH2+)

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Threonine

Nucleophilic

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Tryptophan

Bicyclic indole group

Non-polar

Aromatic

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Lysine

Basic (NH3+)

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Valine

Hydrophobic

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Tyrosine

Aromatic with OH group

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Methionine

Contains a thiol group (SH)

CANNOT disulfide bond

Hydrophobic

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Leucine

Hydrophobic

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Cysteine

Nucleophilic

Contains a thiol group (SH)

Can form a disulfide bond

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Histadine

Aromatic

Basic (NH+)

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Glycine

Most simple amino acid

R = H

Small

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Serine

Nucleophilic

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Isoleucine

Hydrophobic

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Proline

Aromatic

Contains a nitrogen group (secondary amine)

Hydrophpbic

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Glutamine

Amide (OCNH2)

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Phenylalanine

Aromatic

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Alanine

Small

Methyl as side chain

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Asparagine

Amide (OCNH2)

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Glutamic acid

Acidic (carboxylic acid)