Amino Acids Flashcards
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Threonine Methionine Lysine Valine Leucine Isoleucine Histidine Phenylalanine Tryptophan
Aspartic acid
Asp
D
-
Methyl, 1 carboxylic acid
Glutamic acid
Glu
E
-
Ethyl, 1 carboxylic acid
Arginine
Arg
R
+
Propyl, 3 amines around C
Lysine
Lys
K
+
Butyl, 1 amine
Histidine
His
H
+
Methyl, pentagonal with 2 C=C, 2N
Asparagine
Asp
N
Polar
Methyl, amide
Glutamine
Gln
Q
Polar
Ethyl, amide
Serine
Ser
S
Polar
Methyl, hydroxyl
Threonine
Thr
T
Polar
Ethyl, hydroxyl coming off 1st C
Tyrosine
Tyr
Y
Polar
Methyl, phenol
Glycine
Gly
G
Not polar
H
Alanine
Ala
A
Not polar
Methyl
Valine
Val
V
Not polar
Ethyl, with methyl coming off 1st C
Leucine
Leu
L
Not polar
Propyl, with methyl coming off 2nd C
Isoleucine
Ile
I
Not polar
Propyl, with methyl coming off 1st C
Proline
Pro P Not polar Pentagon coming off central C Positively charged N on bottom
Phenylalanine
Phe
F
Not polar
Methyl, benzene
Methionine
Met
M
Not polar
Ethyl, S, methyl
Tryptophan
Trp
W
Not polar
Methyl, pentagon with 2 C=C and NH, benzene
Cysteine
Cys
C
Not polar
Methyl, thiol