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Amino Acids Flashcards

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1
Q

What AAs are hydrophobic?

A 
Glycine
Alanine
Valine
Leucine
Isoleucine
Phenylalanine 
Tryptophan
Methionine
Proline
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2
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If an AA is hydrophobic it is also…?

A

Non polar

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3
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What are the Polar AAs?

A 
Serine
Cystine
Tyrosine
Threonine
Asparagine
Glutamine
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4
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Which AAs are Basic

A

Lysine
Arginine
Histidine

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5
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Which AAs are Acidic?

A

Aspartic Acid

Glutamic Acid

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6
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If an AA is hydrophilic, what group can it belong to?

A

Acidic
Basic
Polar

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7
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What are the abbreviations for Aspartic Acid?

A

Asp

D

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8
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What are the abbreviations for Glutamic Acid?

A

Glu

E

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9
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What are the abbreviations for Lysine?

A

Lys

K

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10
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What are the abbreviations for Arginine?

A

Arg

R

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11
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What are the abbreviations forHistidine?

A

His

H

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12
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What are the abbreviations for Glycine?

A

Gly

G

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13
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What are the abbreviations for Alanine?

A

Ala

A

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14
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What are the abbreviations for Valine?

A

Val

V

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15
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What are the abbreviations for Leucine?

A

Leu

L

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16
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What are the abbreviations for Isoleucine?

A

Ile

I

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17
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What are the abbreviations for Phenylalanine?

A

Phe

F

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18
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What are the abbreviations for Tryptophan?

A

Trp

W

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19
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What are the abbreviations for Serine?

A

Ser

S

20
Q

What are the abbreviations for Threonine?

A

Thr

T

21
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What are the abbreviations for Tyrosine?

A

Tyr

Y

22
Q

What are the abbreviations for Asparagine?

A

Asn

N

23
Q

What are the abbreviations for Glutamine?

A

Gln

Q

24
Q

What are the abbreviations for Cystine?

A

Cys

C

25
Q

What are the abbreviations for Methionine?

A

Met

M

26
Q

What are the abbreviations for Proline?

A

Pro

P

27
Q

What is the R group for Aspartic Acid?

A

CH2COOH

28
Q

What is the R group for Glutamic Acid?

A

CH2CH2COOH

29
Q

What is the R group for Lysine?

A

CH2CH2CH2CH2NH3

30
Q

What is the R group for Arginine?

A

CH3CH2CH2NHC(=NH)NH2

31
Q

What is the R group for Histidine?

A

CH2(5 MEMBER RING WITH 2 N AND 2 DB)

32
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What is the R group for Glycine?

A

H

33
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What is the R group for Alanine?

A

CH3

34
Q

What is the R group for Valine?

A

CH(CH3)2

35
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What is the R group for Leucine?

A

CH2CH(CH3)2

36
Q

What is the R group for Isoleucine?

A

CH(CH3)CH2CH3

37
Q

What is the R group for Phenylalanine?

A

CH2(HEXENE)

38
Q

What is the R group for Tryptophan?

A

CH2(PENTENE WITH N, HEXENE)

39
Q

What is the R group for Serine?

A

CH2OH

40
Q

What is the R group for Threonine?

A

CH(OH)(CH3)

41
Q

What is the R group for Tyrosine?

A

CH2(HEXENE)OH

42
Q

What is the R group for Asparagine?

A

CH2C=ONH2

43
Q

What is the R group for Glutamine?

A

CH2CH2C=ONH2

44
Q

What is the R group for Cystine?

A

CH2SH

45
Q

What is the R group for Methionine?

A

CH2CH2SCH3

46
Q

What is the R group for Proline?

A

PENTANE JOINED AT N FROMO BACKBONE

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