Amino Acids Flashcards
1
Q
Cannot be made due to the lack of enzymes
A
Threonine Methionine Lysine Valine Leucine Isoleucine Histidine Phenylalanine Tryptophan
2
Q
Aspartic acid
A
Asp
D
-
Methyl, 1 carboxylic acid
3
Q
Glutamic acid
A
Glu
E
-
Ethyl, 1 carboxylic acid
4
Q
Arginine
A
Arg
R
+
Propyl, 3 amines around C
5
Q
Lysine
A
Lys
K
+
Butyl, 1 amine
6
Q
Histidine
A
His
H
+
Methyl, pentagonal with 2 C=C, 2N
7
Q
Asparagine
A
Asp
N
Polar
Methyl, amide
8
Q
Glutamine
A
Gln
Q
Polar
Ethyl, amide
9
Q
Serine
A
Ser
S
Polar
Methyl, hydroxyl
10
Q
Threonine
A
Thr
T
Polar
Ethyl, hydroxyl coming off 1st C
11
Q
Tyrosine
A
Tyr
Y
Polar
Methyl, phenol
12
Q
Glycine
A
Gly
G
Not polar
H
13
Q
Alanine
A
Ala
A
Not polar
Methyl
14
Q
Valine
A
Val
V
Not polar
Ethyl, with methyl coming off 1st C
15
Q
Leucine
A
Leu
L
Not polar
Propyl, with methyl coming off 2nd C