Amino Acids Name and Function

Question 1

Alanine

Answer 1

A

Ala

Question 2

Arginine

Answer 2

R

Arg

Question 3

Asparagine

Answer 3

N

Asn

Question 4

Aspartate

Answer 4

D

Asp

Question 5

Cysteine

Answer 5

C

Cys

Question 6

Glutamine

Answer 6

Q

Gln

Question 7

Glutamate

Answer 7

E

Glu

Question 8

Glycine

Answer 8

G

Gly

Question 9

Histidine

Answer 9

H

His

Question 10

Isoleucine

Answer 10

I

Ile

Question 11

Leucine

Answer 11

L

Leu

Question 12

Lysine

Answer 12

K

Lys

Question 13

Methionine

Answer 13

M

Met

Question 14

Phenylalanine

Answer 14

F

Phe

Question 15

Proline

Answer 15

P

Pro

Question 16

Serine

Answer 16

S

Ser

Question 17

Threonine

Answer 17

T

Thr

Question 18

Tryptophan

Answer 18

W

Trp

Question 19

Tyrosine

Answer 19

Y

Tyr

Question 20

Valine

Answer 20

V

Val

Question 21

Which amino acids are non-polar?

Answer 21

GAVLIMFWP

–Glycine, Alanine, Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Tryptophan, Proline

Question 22

Which amino acids are acidic?

Answer 22

DE

Aspartate, Glutamate

Question 23

Which amino acids are basic?

Answer 23

KRH

Lysine, Arginine, Histidine