Amino Acids _group mnemonics

Question 1

Aliphatic amino acids.

Answer 1

“Glaciers in Alaska are Valiantly Protected Isolated Locations”

Glycine (G - Gly)
Alanine (A - Ala)
Valine (V - Val)
Proline (P - Pro)
Leucine (L - Leu)
Isoleucine (I - Ile*) [*note, 3-let abrev. not Iso]

Question 2

Aromatic amino acids.

Answer 2

“The Aroma of Fine Pine and Yellow Timber are Worth the Tryp.”

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

Question 3

Alcoholic amino acids.

Answer 3

“Alcohol is a Serious Threat”

Serine (S - Ser)
Threonine (T - Thr)

Question 4

Basic amino acids.

Answer 4

“Basically, His Lucky Kid Always Returned.”

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

Question 5

Sulfur-containing amino acids.

Answer 5

“Methodically Check for Sulfur.”

Methionine (M - Met)
Cysteine (C - Cys)

Question 6

Acidic amino acids.

Answer 6

“As Peter Digested GluE, his stomach became acidic.”

Aspartate (D - Asp) [aka. Aspartic acid]
Glutamate (E - Glu) [aka. Glutamic acid]

Question 7

Amide amino acids.

Answer 7

“Amid Neatly stacked Asparagus is a Glutinous Quail.”

Asparagine (N - Asn)
Glutamine (Q - Gln)