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1
Q

Which amino acids are non-polar?

A

Glycine, Alanine, Valine, Proline, Leucine, Isoleucine, Methionine, Tryptophan, Phenylalanine

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Which amino acids have a positive charge

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Lysine, Arginine, Histidine

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3
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Which amino acids have a negative charge?

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Aspartic acid, Glutamic Acid

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Which amino acids are polar?

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Serine, Threonine, Tyrosine, Asparagine, Glutamine, Cysteine

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Which amino acid is G? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Glycine, non-polar

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Which amino acid is Gly? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Glycine, non-polar

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Which amino acid is A? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Alanine, non-polar

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Which amino acid is Ala? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Alanine, non-polar

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Which amino acid is V? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Valine, non-polar

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Which amino acid is Val? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Valine, non-polar

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Which amino acid is C? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Cysteine, polar

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Which amino acid is Cys? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Cysteine, polar

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Which amino acid is P? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Proline, non-polar

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Which amino acid is Pro? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Proline, non-polar

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Which amino acid is L? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Leucine, non-polar

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Which amino acid is Leu? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Leucine, non-polar

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17
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Which amino acid is I? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Isoleucine, non-polar

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Which amino acid is Ile? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Isoleucine, non-polar

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Which amino acid is M? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Methionine, non-polar

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Which amino acid is Met? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Methionine, non-polar

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Which amino acid is W? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Tryptophan, non-polar

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Which amino acid is Trp? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Tryptophan, non-polar

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23
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Which amino acid is F? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Phenylalanine, non-polar

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Which amino acid is Phe? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Phenylalanine, non-polar

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Which amino acid is K? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

A

Lysine, +

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Which amino acid is Lys? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Lysine, +

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Which amino acid is R? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Arginine, +

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Which amino acid is Arg? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Arginine, +

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Which amino acid is H? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Histidine, +

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30
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Which amino acid is His? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Histidine, +

31
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Which amino acid is S? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

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Serine, polar

32
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Which amino acid is Ser? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

A

Serine, polar

33
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Which amino acid is T? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

A

Threonine, polar

34
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Which amino acid is Y? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

A

Tyrosine, polar

35
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Which amino acid is Tyr? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

A

Tyrosine, polar

36
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Which amino acid is N? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

A

Asparagine, polar

37
Q

Which amino acid is Asn? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

A

Asparagine, polar

38
Q

Which amino acid is Q? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

A

Glutamine, polar

39
Q

Which amino acid is Gln? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

A

Glutamine, polar

40
Q

Which amino acid is D? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

A

Aspartic acid, -

41
Q

Which amino acid is Asp? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

A

Aspartic acid, -

42
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Which amino acid is E? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

A

Glutamic acid, -

43
Q

Which amino acid is Glu? +, -, nonpolar, polar?

A

Glutamic acid, -

44
Q

Which amino acids are acidic?

A

Aspartic Acid, Glutamic Acid

45
Q

Which amino acids are basic?

A

Lysine, Arginine, Histidine

46
Q

Which amino acids are non-polar? (letters only)

A

G, A, V, L, I, M, W, F, P

47
Q

Which amino acids are polar? (letters only)

A

S, T, C, Y, N, Q

48
Q

Which amino acids are acidic? (letters only)

A

D, E

49
Q

Which amino acids are basic? (letter only)

A

K, R, H

50
Q

Which amino acids are amidic?

A

Asparagine, Glutamine

51
Q

Which amino acids are aromatic?

A

Phenylalanine, Tryptophan, Tyrosine

52
Q

Which amino acids are aliphatic?

A

Alanine, Glycine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Proline, Valine

53
Q

Which amino acids are sulfur-containing?

A

Cysteine, Methionine

54
Q

Which amino acids are hydroxylic?

A

Serine, Threonine

55
Q
A

Alanine

56
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A

Arginine

57
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Asparagine

58
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Aspartic Acid

59
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Cysteine

60
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Glutamic Acid

61
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Glutamine

62
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Glycine

63
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Histidine

64
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Isoleucine

65
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Leucine

66
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Lysine

67
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Methionine

68
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Phenylalanine

69
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Proline

70
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Serine

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Threonine

72
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Tryptophan

73
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Tyrosine

74
Q
A

Valine

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