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Amino Acids Characs Flashcards

1
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4 types of amino acids

A
  1. Nonpolar
  2. Polar-Neutral
  3. Acidic
  4. Basic
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2
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Identify if amino acid is nonpolar, polar-neutral, acidic, or basic

Alanine

A

Nonpolar

because of aliphatic hydrocarbon group

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3
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Identify if amino acid is nonpolar, polar-neutral, acidic, or basic

Glycine

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Nonpolar

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4
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Identify if amino acid is nonpolar, polar-neutral, acidic, or basic

Valine

A

Nonpolar

because of aliphatic hydrocarbon group

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5
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Identify if amino acid is nonpolar, polar-neutral, acidic, or basic

Leucine

A

Nonpolar

because of aliphatic hydrocarbon group

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6
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Identify if amino acid is nonpolar, polar-neutral, acidic, or basic

Isoleucine

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Nonpolar

because of aliphatic hydrocarbon group

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7
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Identify if amino acid is nonpolar, polar-neutral, acidic, or basic

Proline

A

Nonpolar

because of aliphatic cyclic structure

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8
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Identify if amino acid is nonpolar, polar-neutral, acidic, or basic

Phenylalanine

A

Nonpolar

bcoz of aromatic hydrocarbon group

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9
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Identify if amino acid is nonpolar, polar-neutral, acidic, or basic

Tryptophan

A

Nonpolar

bcoz of side chain that contains and indole ring which is aromatic

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10
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Identify if amino acid is nonpolar, polar-neutral, acidic, or basic

Methionine

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Nonpolar

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11
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Identify if amino acid is nonpolar, polar-neutral, acidic, or basic

Serine

A

Polar-Neutral

because the polar group is a hydroxyl bonded to aliphatic hydrocarbon groups

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Identify if amino acid is nonpolar, polar-neutral, acidic, or basic

Threonine

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Polar-Neutral

bcoz the polar group is a hydroxyl bonded to aliphatic hydrocarbon groups

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13
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Identify if amino acid is nonpolar, polar-neutral, acidic, or basic

Tyrosine

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Polar-Neutral

bcoz the hydroxyl group (phenol) is bonded to an aromatic hydrocarbon group

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Identify if amino acid is nonpolar, polar-neutral, acidic, or basic

Cysteine

A

Polar-Neutral

bcoz the polar side chain contains a thiol group

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15
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Identify if amino acid is nonpolar, polar-neutral, acidic, or basic

Glutamine

A

Polar-Neutral

bcoz it contains an amide group in its side chain

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16
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Identify if amino acid is nonpolar, polar-neutral, acidic, or basic

Asparagine

A

Polar-Neutral

bcoz it contains an amide group in its side chain

17
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Identify if amino acid is nonpolar, polar-neutral, acidic, or basic

Glutamic acid

A

Acidic

has a carboxyl group in its side chain in addition to the one present in all amino acids; carboxyl group can lose a proton, forming carboxylate

18
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Identify if amino acid is nonpolar, polar-neutral, acidic, or basic

Aspartic acid

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Acidic

has a carboxyl group in its side chain in addition to the one present in all amino acids; carboxyl group can lose a proton, forming carboxylate

19
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Identify if amino acid is nonpolar, polar-neutral, acidic, or basic

Histidine

A

Basic

side chain is an imidazole group

20
Q

Identify if amino acid is nonpolar, polar-neutral, acidic, or basic

Lysine

A

Basic

side-chain amino group is attached to an aliphatic hydrocarbon chain

21
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Identify if amino acid is nonpolar, polar-neutral, acidic, or basic

Arginine

A

Basic

side chain is a guanidino group bonded to an aliphatic hydrocarbon chain

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