Amino Acids Flashcards

1
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Non Polar Non Aromatic

A

VAG LIMP (vague limp)

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2
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VAG LIMP

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Valine (Val, V) Alanine (Ala, A) Glycine (Gly, G) Leucine (Leu, L) Isoleucine (Ile, I) Methionine (Met, M) Proline (Pro, P)

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3
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Aromatic

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FYW: Fume Your World

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4
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FYW

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Phenylalanine (Phe, F) Tyrosine (Tyr, Y) Tryptophan (Trp, W)

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5
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Polar

A

STNQC Stink!

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6
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STAGC

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Serine (Ser, S) Threonine (Thr, T) Asparagine (Asn, N) Glutamine (Gln, Q) Cysteine (Cys, C)

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7
Q

Negatively Charged

A

ED

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8
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ED

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Aspartic Acid (Asp, D) Glutamic Acid (Glu, E)

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9
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Positively Charged

A

HRK Positive, like Sarukh!

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10
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HRK

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Histidine (His, H) Arginine (Arg, R) Lysine (Lys, K)

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11
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Primary Structure

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Amino Acid chain (linear arrangement of AA code) N - > C terminus

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12
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Secondary Structure

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Alpha Helix, Beta Sheet- the local structures Hydrogen bonds

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13
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Tertiary structure

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3D structure Hydrophobic/phylic interactions Disulfide bonds Denaturing occurs at this level

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14
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Quaternary Structure

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Interaction of multiple AA

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15
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Peptide Bond

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Amino terminus- carboxy terminus Carboxyl C=O - NH is the peptide bond

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16
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Amino Acids

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VAG LIMP

FYW

STNQC

HRK

ED