Amino Acids Flashcards
Non Polar Non Aromatic
VAG LIMP (vague limp)
VAG LIMP
Valine (Val, V) Alanine (Ala, A) Glycine (Gly, G) Leucine (Leu, L) Isoleucine (Ile, I) Methionine (Met, M) Proline (Pro, P)
Aromatic
FYW: Fume Your World
FYW
Phenylalanine (Phe, F) Tyrosine (Tyr, Y) Tryptophan (Trp, W)
Polar
STNQC Stink!
STAGC
Serine (Ser, S) Threonine (Thr, T) Asparagine (Asn, N) Glutamine (Gln, Q) Cysteine (Cys, C)
Negatively Charged
ED
ED
Aspartic Acid (Asp, D) Glutamic Acid (Glu, E)
Positively Charged
HRK Positive, like Sarukh!
HRK
Histidine (His, H) Arginine (Arg, R) Lysine (Lys, K)
Primary Structure
Amino Acid chain (linear arrangement of AA code) N - > C terminus
Secondary Structure
Alpha Helix, Beta Sheet- the local structures Hydrogen bonds
Tertiary structure
3D structure Hydrophobic/phylic interactions Disulfide bonds Denaturing occurs at this level
Quaternary Structure
Interaction of multiple AA
Peptide Bond
Amino terminus- carboxy terminus Carboxyl C=O - NH is the peptide bond
Amino Acids
VAG LIMP
FYW
STNQC
HRK
ED