Amino Acids Flashcards

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1
Q

Cannot be made due to the lack of enzymes

A
Threonine
Methionine
Lysine
Valine
Leucine
Isoleucine
Histidine
Phenylalanine
Tryptophan
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2
Q

Aspartic acid

A

Asp
D
-
Methyl, 1 carboxylic acid

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3
Q

Glutamic acid

A

Glu
E
-
Ethyl, 1 carboxylic acid

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4
Q

Arginine

A

Arg
R
+
Propyl, 3 amines around C

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5
Q

Lysine

A

Lys
K
+
Butyl, 1 amine

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6
Q

Histidine

A

His
H
+
Methyl, pentagonal with 2 C=C, 2N

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7
Q

Asparagine

A

Asp
N
Polar
Methyl, amide

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8
Q

Glutamine

A

Gln
Q
Polar
Ethyl, amide

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9
Q

Serine

A

Ser
S
Polar
Methyl, hydroxyl

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10
Q

Threonine

A

Thr
T
Polar
Ethyl, hydroxyl coming off 1st C

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11
Q

Tyrosine

A

Tyr
Y
Polar
Methyl, phenol

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12
Q

Glycine

A

Gly
G
Not polar
H

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13
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Alanine

A

Ala
A
Not polar
Methyl

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14
Q

Valine

A

Val
V
Not polar
Ethyl, with methyl coming off 1st C

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15
Q

Leucine

A

Leu
L
Not polar
Propyl, with methyl coming off 2nd C

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16
Q

Isoleucine

A

Ile
I
Not polar
Propyl, with methyl coming off 1st C

17
Q

Proline

A
Pro
P
Not polar
Pentagon coming off central C
Positively charged N on bottom
18
Q

Phenylalanine

A

Phe
F
Not polar
Methyl, benzene

19
Q

Methionine

A

Met
M
Not polar
Ethyl, S, methyl

20
Q

Tryptophan

A

Trp
W
Not polar
Methyl, pentagon with 2 C=C and NH, benzene

21
Q

Cysteine

A

Cys
C
Not polar
Methyl, thiol