Biochem Amino Acids Flashcards
What are the aromatic amino acids?
Aroma of Pine and Timber Trees
Aromatic
Phenylalanine
Tyrosine
Tryptophan
What are the Aliphatic, nonpolar amino acids?
Phobia of VAMP GIrL
Hydrophoic
Valine
Alanine
Methionine (one of 2 sulphur containing AA)
Proline (ring between R group and alpha amino)
Glycine (only achiral AA)
Isoleucine
Leucine
What are the polar uncharged amino acids?
Come Take GAS
Cystine (other sulphur containing)
Threonine
Glutamine
Asparagine
Serine
What are the positively charged amino acids?
Last Action Hero was positive
positive charge
Lysine
Arginine
Histidine
What are the negatively charged amino acids?
Glue contains Acid
Glutamate
Acetate
What are the essential amino acids?
PVT TiM HaLL
Phenylalanine
Valine
Tryptophan
Threonine
Histidine
Leucine
Lysine
What are the uncommon amino acids?
COCCS
Creatine
Citrulline
Ornithine
Carnatine
Selenocystine