Amino Acids - specific Flashcards
Amino acid
building block of proteins; carboxyl group + amino group both attached to a carbon with a R aka side-chain group
Nonpolar, aliphatic R groups (7)
Glycine, Alanine, Proline, Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine, Methionine
Aromatic R Groups (3)
Phenylalanine, Tyrosine, Tryptophan
Polar, Uncharged R Groups (5)
Serine, Threonine, Cysteine, Asparagine, Glutamine
Postively Charged R Groups (3)
Lysine, Arginine, Histidine
Negatively Charged R Groups (2)
Aspartate, Glutamate
No X (2)
Glycine, Alanine
Only one X1(4)
Cysteine, Serine, Threonine, Valine
X1, X2 (9)
Aspartic Acid, Asparagine, Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Tyrosine, Tryptophan
X1, X2, X3 (3)
Gluatmine, Glutamatic acid, Methionine
X1, X2, X3, X4
Lysine
X1, X2, X3, X4, X5 (1)
Arginine
Alanine
A
Arginine
R
Asparagine
N
Aspartic acid
D
Cysteine
C
Glutamic acid
E
Glycine
G
Histidine
H
Isoleucine
I
Leucine
L
Lysine
K
Methionine
M