Amino Acids

Question 1

Small

Answer 1

Glycine (Gly, G), alanine (Ala, A)

Question 2

Nucleophilic

Answer 2

Cysteine (Cys, C)
Serine (Ser, S)
Threonine (Thr, T)

Hydrophilic

Question 3

Hydrophobic

Answer 3

Valine (Val, V)
Isoleucine (Ile, I)
Leucine (Leu, L)
Methionine (Met, M)
Proline (Pro, P)

Question 4

Aromatic

Answer 4

Hydrophilic
Phenylalanine (Phe, P)
Tyrosine (Tyr, Y)
Tryptophan (Trp, W)

Question 5

Acidic

Answer 5

Aspartic acid (Asp, D)
Glutamic acid (Glu, E)

Question 6

Amide

Answer 6

Asparagine (Asn, N)
Glutamine (Gln, Q)
Carboxamide group (O=C-N)

Question 7

Basic

Answer 7

Histidine (His, H)
Lysine (Lys, K)
Arginine (Arg, R)