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Amino Acids Flashcards

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Non-polar, nonaromatic, HYDROPHOBIC Amino Acids

A 
Glycine (GLY) G, 
Alanine (ALA) A,
Leucine (Leu) L, ‘
Isoleucine (ILE) I, 
Proline (Pro) P,
Methionine (MET) M 
Valine (VAL) V
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POSITIVELY CHARGED, POLAR AMINO ACIDS

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Histidine (HIS) H,
Lysine (LYS) K
Arginine (ARG) R
Tyrosine (TYR) Y

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JUST POLAR AMINO ACIDS

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Cysteine (CYS) C
Threonine (Thr) T
Serine (SER) S 
Aspargine (Asn) N
Glutamine (GLN) Q
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Cyclic Non-Polar Amino Acid

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Phenylalanine (Phe) F

Tryptophan (Trp) W

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Average weight of one Amino Acid

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110DA

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