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Amino Acids Flashcards

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Alanine

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  • Ala
  • A
  • hydrophobic
  • aliphatic
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Glycine

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  • Gly
  • G
  • hydrophobic
  • aliphatic
  • achiral
  • smallest
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Proline

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  • Pro
  • P
  • hydrophobic
  • aliphatic
  • cyclic side chain
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Valine

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  • Val
  • V
  • hydrophobic
  • aliphatic
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Leucine

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  • Leu
  • L
  • hydrophobic
  • aliphatic
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Isoleucine

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  • Ile
  • I
  • hydrophobic
  • aliphatic
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Methionine

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  • Met
  • M
  • hydrophobic
  • aliphatic
  • contains sulfur
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Tryptophan

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  • Trp
  • W
  • hydrophobic
  • aromatic
  • widest
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Phenylalanine

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  • Phe
  • F
  • hydrophobic
  • aromatic
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Serine

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  • Ser
  • S
  • polar
  • similar to Alanine
  • OH = hydrophilic
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Threonine

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  • Thr
  • T
  • polar
  • OH = hydrophilic
  • similar to Valine
  • OH = hydrophilic
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Tyrosine

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• Tyr
• Y
• polar
• aromatic
• COO-
Has OH so less hydrophobic
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Asparagine

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  • Asn
  • N
  • polar
  • COO-
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Glutamine

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  • Gln
  • Q
  • polar
  • COO-
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Cysteine

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  • Cys
  • C
  • polar
  • highly reactive SH
  • contains sulfur
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Lysine

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  • Lys
  • K
  • basic
  • longest with Argine
  • positively charged at pH 7
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Arginine

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  • Arg
  • R
  • basic
  • longest with Lysine
  • positively charged at pH 7
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Histidine

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  • His
  • H
  • charge changes with pH
  • basic
  • aromatic
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Aspartate

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  • Asp
  • D
  • negatively charged
  • acidic
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Glutamate

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  • Glu
  • E
  • positively charged
  • acidic
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Aliphatic

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  • straight, branches

* non aromatic rings

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Aromatic

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  • contain phenyl ring
  • hydrophobic
  • delocalized pi bonds

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