Amino acids Flashcards
What aa is L
Leucine, Leu,
very non polar side chain
What aa is E
Glutamate, Glu
negatively charged side chain (very polar)
What aa is Y
Tyrosine Tyr
moderatly non polar
What aa is W
Tryptophan, Trp
moderatly non polar
What are the aa with polar but uncharged side chains?
Serine (ser, S)
Threonine (The, T)
Asparagine (Asn, N)
Glutamine (Gln, Q)
What aa is T
threonine, thr
polar but uncharged side chain
What are the aa with negatively charged side chains? (very polar)
Aspartate (asp, D)
Glutamate (Glu, E)
What aa is H
Histidine, His
positively charged side chain (very polar)
What aa is I
Isoleucine, Ile
veyr non polar side chain
What aa is C
Cysteine, Cys
moderatly non polar
what aa is D
Aspartate, Asp
negatively charged side chain (very polar)
What aa is F
Phenylalanine Phe
very non polar side chain
What are the aa with positively charged side chains? (very polar)
Histidine (His, H)
Lysine (Lys, K)
Arginine (Arg, R)
What aa is P
Proline, Pro
moderatly non polar
What aa is M
Methionine, Met
very non polar side chain
What aa is R
Arginine, Arg
positively charged side chain (very polar)
what aa is G
Glycine Gly
moderately non polar
What are the aa with VERY non-polar side chains
Alanine (Ala, A)
Valine (Val, V)
Leucine (leu, L)
Isoleucine (Ile, I)
Phenylalanine (Phe, F)
Methionine (Met, M)
What aa is V
Valine, Val
very non-polar side chain
What aa is K
Lysine, lys
positively charged side chain (very polar)
What aa is N
Asparagine, Asn
polar but uncharged side chain
What are the aa with MODERATELY polar side chains?
Glycine (Gly, G)
Cysteine (Cyc, C)
Proline (Pro, P)
Tryptophan (Trp, W)
Tyrosine (Tyr, Y)
What aa is S
Serine, Ser
polar but uncharged side chain
What aa is A?
Alanine, Ala
Very non polar side chain
What aa is Q
Glutamine, Gln
polar but uncharged side chain
