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Amino Acids Flashcards

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A

A

Alanine

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Ala

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Alanine

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Alanine

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A or Ala

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G

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Glycine

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Gly

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Glycine

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Glycine

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G or Gly

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I

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Isoleucine

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Ile

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Isoleucine

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Isoleucine

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I or Ile

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L

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Leucine

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Leu

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Leucine

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Leucine

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L or Leu

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P

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Proline

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Pro

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Proline

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Proline

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P or Pro

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16
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V

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Valine

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Val

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Valine

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18
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Valine

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V or Val

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19
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F

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Phenylalanine

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20
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Phe

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Phenylalanine

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21
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Phenylalanine

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F or Phe

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22
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W

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Tryptophan

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23
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Trp

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Tryptophan

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24
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Tryptophan

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W or Trp

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Y

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Tyrosine

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Tyr

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Tyrosine

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Tyrosine

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Y or Tyr

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28
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D

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Aspartic Acid

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29
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Asp

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Aspartic Acid

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30
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Aspartic Acid

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D or Asp

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31
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E

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Glutamic Acid

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32
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Glu

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Glutamic Acid

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33
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Glutamic Acid

34
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R

35
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Arg

36
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Arginine

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H

38
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His

39
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Histidine

40
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K

41
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Lys

42
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Lysine

43
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S

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Ser

45
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Serine

46
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T

47
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Thr

48
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Threonine

49
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C

50
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Cys

51
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Cysteine

52
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M

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Methionine

53
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Met

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Methionine

54
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Methionine

55
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N

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Asparagine

56
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Asn

A

Asparagine

57
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Asparagine

58
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Q

59
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Gln

60
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Glutamine

61
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Describe R chain of Q

A

Polar, Not charged

Three carbon with terminal carbon double bonded to O and bound to NH2

62
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Describe R chain of N

A

Polar, Not charged

Two carbon with terminal carbon double bonded to O and bound to NH2

63
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Describe R chain of M

A
  • Special case, sulfur-containing

- C-C-S-CH3

64
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Describe R chain of C

A
  • Special case, sulfur-containing

- C-SH

65
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Describe R chain of T

A

Polar, Not charged

One carbon bound to methyl and hydroxyl group

66
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Describe R chain of S

A

Polar, Not charged

-C-OH

67
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Describe R chain of K

A

Basic, positive charge
-C-C-C-C-NH3
Positive charge on N (4 bonds)

68
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Describe R chain of H

A

Basic, positive charge
-C-Imidazole
Positive charge on N with double bond (4 bonds)

69
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Describe R chain of R

A

Basic, positive charge
-C-C-C-N-C with terminal C bound to two NH2 groups (one double bond)
Positive charge on N with double bond (4 bonds)

70
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Describe R chain of E

A

Acidic, negative charge
Three carbon with terminal carbon double bound to oxygen and single bond to another carbon
Negative charge on O with single bond (1 bond)

71
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Describe R chain of D

A

Acidic, negative charge
Two carbon with terminal carbon double bound to oxygen and single bond to another carbon
Negative charge on O with single bond (1 bond)

72
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Describe R chain of Y

A

Hydrophobic, Not charged

-C-benzene-OH (OH is opposite C)

73
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Describe R chain of W

A

Hydrophobic, Not charged

-C-5 atom ring with N at the top (and double bond opposite benzene ring) bound to benzene

74
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Describe R chain of F

A

Hydrophobic, Not charged

-C-benzene

75
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Describe R chain of V

A

Hydrophobic, Not charged

Carbon bound to two methyl groups

76
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Describe R chain of P

A

*Special case, hydrophobic, causes rigid structures

Imine group, 5 atom ring with N connected to first C

77
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Which amino acid causes rigid tertiary protein structures

78
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Describe R chain of L

A

Hydrophobic, Not charged

Two carbon with terminal carbon bound to two methyl groups

79
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Describe R chain of I

A

Hydrophobic, Not charged

Three carbon with first carbon bound to one methyl group

80
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Describe R chain of G

A

Hydrophobic, Not charged

  • H
  • small, can pass through hydrophilic membranes
81
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Describe R chain of A

A

Hydrophobic, Not charged

-CH3

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