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Amino Acids Letters Flashcards

1
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V

A

Valine

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A

A

Alanine

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3
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G

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Glycine

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4
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W

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Tryptophan

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H

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Histidine

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Y

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Tyrosine

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7
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L

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Leucine

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I

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Isoleucine

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F

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Phenylalanine

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E

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Glutamic acid

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S

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Serine

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12
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T

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Threonine

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13
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D

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Aspartic acid

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14
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P

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Proline

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R

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Arginine

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16
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C

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Cysteine

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17
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K

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Lysine

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18
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Q

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Glutamine

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19
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M

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Methionine

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N

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Asparagine

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21
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Acid

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  1. Glutamic acid

2. Aspartic acid

22
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Basic

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  1. Histidine
  2. Arginine
  3. Lysine
23
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Polar

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  1. Serine
  2. Cysteine
  3. Tyrosine
  4. Threonine
  5. Asparagine
  6. Glutamine
24
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Nonpolar

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  1. Glycine
  2. Alanine
  3. Valine
  4. Leucine
  5. Isoleucine
  6. Phenylalanine
  7. Methionine
  8. Tryptophan
  9. Proline
25
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Sulfur

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  1. Methionine (nonpolar)

2. Cysteine (polar)

26
Q

What AA has a distinctive ring covalently bonded to its nonpolar side chain

A

Proline

27
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List the essential AA

A
  1. W - tryptophan
  2. T - Threonine
  3. H - histidine
  4. L - leucine
  5. I - isoleucine
  6. V - valine
  7. F - phenylalanine
  8. K - lysine
  9. M - methionine
28
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Mnemonic for all AA

A

Why Vag Life STD Parckq mn

29
Q

Amino terminus end is the ….

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First AA listed, H2N sticking out (basic)

30
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Carboxyl terminus is at the …

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End made last, acidic

31
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Asp

A

Aspartic acid

32
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Glu

A

Glutamic acid

33
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Lys

A

Lysine

34
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Arg

A

Arginine

35
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His

A

Histidine

36
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Gly

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Glycine

37
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Ala

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Alanine

38
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Val

A

Valine

39
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Leu

A

Leucine

40
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Ile

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Isoleucine

41
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Phe

A

Phenylaline

42
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Trp

A

Tryptophan

43
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Ser

A

Serine

44
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Thr

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Threonine

45
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Tyr

A

Tyrosine

46
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Asn

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Asparagine

47
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Gln

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Glutamine

48
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Cys

A

Cysteine

49
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Met

A

Methionine

50
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Pro

A

Proline

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