Biochemistry Flashcards
Alanine
Ala
non polar, aliphatic
Arginine
Arg
positive charge, basic aa
Asparagine
Asn
polar, uncharged
Aspartate
Asp
negative charge, acidic
Cysteine
Cys
non polar, uncharged
sulfer containing
Glutamate
Glu
negative charge, acidic
Glutamine
Gln
polar, uncharged
Glycine
Gly
non polar, aliphatic
Histidine
His
positive charge, basic
Isoleucine
Ile
non polar, aliphatic
Leucine
Leu
non polar, aliphatic
Lysine
Lys
positive charge, basic
Methionine
Met
polar, uncharged and sulfur containing
Phenylalanine
Phe, aromatic, non polar
Proline
Pro
non polar, aliphatic
Serine
Ser
polar, uncharged
Threonine
Thr
polar, uncharged
Tryptophan
Trp
aromatic, more polar, electron withdrawing effects done allow this to act like a base
Tyrosine
Tyr
aromatic, neutral
Valine
Val
non polar, aliphatic
Which amino acids are acidic? (-charge)
glutamate and aspartate
Which amino acids are basic? (+charge)
arginine, histidine and lysine
Which amino acids are polar and uncharged?
Threonine, Serine, Methionine, Aspartagine, Cystienine, Glutamine
Which amino acids are non polar and aliphatic?
Valine, Proline, leucine, isoleucine, glycine, Alanine,
Which amino acids are aromatic?
Tyrosine, Tryptophan, phenylalanine
