Amino acids structures Flashcards by Gil Eizenberg | Brainscape

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What amino acid is this?

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Alanine (Ala)

side chain- Aliphatic, non polar, non-essential

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Arginine (Arg)

side chain- basic group, polar, positive charge, non-essential

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Asparagine (Asp)

side chain- Polar, no charge, amidic, non-essential.

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Aspartic acid (Asp)

side chain- polar, negative charge, acidic, non-essential.

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Cysteine (Cys)

side chain- polar, no charge, sulfer containing, non-essential.

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Glutamic Acid (Glu)

Side chain- polar, negative charge, acidic, non-essential

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Glutamine (Gin)

side chain- polar, no charge, amidic, non-essential.

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Glycine (Gly)

side chain- Aliphatic, polar, no charge, non-essential

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Histidine (His)

side chain- polar, positive charge, aromatic, basic, essential

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Isoleucine (Ile)

side chain- non polar, aliphatic, essential.

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Leucine (Leu)

Side chain- non polar, Aliphatic, essential

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Lysine (Lys)

side chain- polar, positive charge, basic, essential.

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Methionine (Met)

Side chain- non polar, sulfur containing, Essential.

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Phenylalanine (Phe)

side chain- non polar, aromatic, essential

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Proline (Pro)

Side chain- non polar, Aliphatic, Imino acid. Non-essential.

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Serine (Ser)

Side chain- polar, no charge, Hydroxylic (-OH) group. Non-essential.

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Threonine (Thr)

Side chain- polar, no charge, Hydroxylic (-OH) group, Essential.

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Tryptophan (Trp)

Side chain- non polar, aromatic, essential

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Tyrosine (Tyr)

Side chain- polar, no charge, aromatic, Hydroxylic (-OH) group. Non-essential.

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Valine (Val)

Side chain- non polar, Aliphatic, essential