- Amino acids Flashcards
Glycine
-H (hydrophobic)
Alanine
-CH3 (hydrophobic)
Valine
-CH(CH3)2 (hydrophobic)
Leucine
-CH2CH(CH3)2 (hydrophobic)
Isoleucine
-CH(CH3)CH2CH3 (hydrophobic)
Methionine
-CH2CH2SCH3 (hydrophobic)
Phenylalanine
-CH2Ph (hydrophobic)
Tryptophan
-CH2CCHNHCC(CH)4 (hydrophobic)
Proline
-(CH2)3-NH2+on the main structure (hydrophobic)
Serine
-CH2OH (hydrophilic)
Threonine
-CH(CH3)OH (hydrophilic)
Cysteine
-CH2SH (hydrophilic, sometimes classified as nonpolar)
Tyrosine
-CH2PhOH (hydrophilic)
Asparagine
-CH2C=ONH2 (hydrophilic)
Glutamine
-CH2CH2C=ONH2 (hydrophilic)
Aspartic acid
-CH2C=OO^- (negatively charged, acidic)
Glutamic acid
-CH2CH2C=OO^- (negatively charged, acidic)
Lysine
-(CH2)4NH3+ (positively charged, basic)
Arginine
-(CH2)3NHC=NH2+NH2 (positively charged, basic)
Histidine
-CH2CNHCHNH+CH (positively charged, basic)