Biochem 1

Question 0

Arginine

Answer 0

Code: R
Hydrophilic (polar) and Basic (positive charge R chain)
*contains

Question 1

Alanine

Answer 1

Code: A

Hydrophobic (non-polar)

Question 2

Asparagine

Answer 2

Code: N

Hydrophilic (polar)

Question 3

Aspartate

Answer 3

Code: D

Hydrophilic (polar) and Acidic (negative R chain)

Question 4

Cysteine

Answer 4

Code: C

Specialty (sulfate bond)

Question 5

Glutamine

Answer 5

Code: Q

Hydrophilic (polar)

Question 6

Glutamate

Answer 6

Code: E

Hydrophilic (polar) and Acidic (negative R group)

Question 7

Glycine

Answer 7

Code: G

Special AA, non-chiral, H- “R” group

Question 8

Histidine

Answer 8

Code: H

Hydrophilic (polar) and Basic (positively charge R chain)

Question 9

Isoleucine

Answer 9

Code: I

Hydrophobic (non-polar)

Question 10

Leucine

Answer 10

Code: L

Hydrophobic (non-polar)

Question 11

Lysine

Answer 11

Code: K

Hydrophilic (polar) and basic (positively charged R chain)

Question 12

Methionine

Answer 12

Code: M
Hydrophobic (non-polar)
*sulfur atom

Question 13

Phenylalanine

Answer 13

Code: F

*benzene group

Question 14

Proline

Answer 14

Code: P

Special AA, contains imino group

Question 15

Serine

Answer 15

Code: S

Hydrophilic (polar), Uncharged

Question 16

Threonine

Answer 16

Code: T

Hydrophilic (polar), uncharged

Question 17

Tryptophan

Answer 17

Code: W

Hydrophobic (non-polar), aromatic penta- hexa- group

Question 18

Tyrosine

Answer 18

Code: Y

Hydrophobic (non-polar), contains phenol group

Question 19

Valine

Answer 19

Code: V

Hydrophobic (non-polar)