Amino Acids - specific Flashcards

1
Q

Amino acid

A

building block of proteins; carboxyl group + amino group both attached to a carbon with a R aka side-chain group

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2
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Nonpolar, aliphatic R groups (7)

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Glycine, Alanine, Proline, Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine, Methionine

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3
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Aromatic R Groups (3)

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Phenylalanine, Tyrosine, Tryptophan

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4
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Polar, Uncharged R Groups (5)

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Serine, Threonine, Cysteine, Asparagine, Glutamine

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5
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Postively Charged R Groups (3)

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Lysine, Arginine, Histidine

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6
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Negatively Charged R Groups (2)

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Aspartate, Glutamate

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7
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No X (2)

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Glycine, Alanine

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8
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Only one X1(4)

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Cysteine, Serine, Threonine, Valine

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9
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X1, X2 (9)

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Aspartic Acid, Asparagine, Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Tyrosine, Tryptophan

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10
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X1, X2, X3 (3)

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Gluatmine, Glutamatic acid, Methionine

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11
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X1, X2, X3, X4

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Lysine

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12
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X1, X2, X3, X4, X5 (1)

A

Arginine

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13
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Alanine

A

A

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14
Q

Arginine

A

R

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15
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Asparagine

A

N

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16
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Aspartic acid

17
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Cysteine

18
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Glutamic acid

19
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Glycine

20
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Histidine

21
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Isoleucine

22
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Leucine

23
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Lysine

24
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Methionine

25
Phenylalanine
F
26
Proline
P
27
Serine
S
28
Threonine
T
29
Tryptophan
W
30
Tyrosine
Y
31
Valine
V
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What amino acids contain functional group, carboxyl?
D, E Aspartic acid, glutamic acid
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What amino acids contain functional group, hydroxyl? (3 -sty)
S, T, Y Serine, Threonine, Tyrosine
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What amino acids contain functional group, sulfhydryl?
C Cysteine
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What amino acids contain functional group, guanidine?
R Arginine
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What amino acids contain functional group, imidazole?
H Histidine
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What amino acids contain functional group, amido? (2)
N, Q Asparagine, Glutamine