classification of amino acids

Question 1

what is chemical classification?

Answer 1

it’s a classification based on the structure of the side chains (R groups)

Question 2

what is polarity-based classification?

Answer 2

based on the polarity of the side chain

Question 3

what is nutritional classification?

Answer 3

based on wether the amino acids can be synthesized or not in the body

Question 4

what is metabolic classification?

Answer 4

based on the metabolic fate of amino acids in the body

Question 5

glycine

Answer 5

aliphatic (nonpolar)

Question 6

alanine

Answer 6

aliphatic (nonpolar)

Question 7

serine

Answer 7

side chain containing OH

Question 8

cysteine

Answer 8

side chain containing sulfur (polar, uncharged)

Question 9

tryptophan

Answer 9

aromatic ring (non-polar), essential

Question 10

aspartate

Answer 10

side chain containing an acidic group (polar, -ve charged)

Question 11

aspargine

Answer 11

side chain containing amide group (polar, uncharged)

Question 12

proline

Answer 12

heterocyclic imino acid (non-polar)

Question 13

arginine

Answer 13

side chain containing basic group (polar, +ve charged), essential

Question 14

lysine

Answer 14

side chain containing basic group (polar, +ve charged), essential

Question 15

isoleucine

Answer 15

branched (non-polar), essential

Question 16

glutamine

Answer 16

side chain containing amide group (polar,uncharged)

Question 17

glutamate

Answer 17

side chain containing an acidic group (polar, -ve charged)

Question 18

methionine

Answer 18

side-chain containing sulfur atom (nonpolar), essential

Question 19

phenylalanine

Answer 19

aromatic ring (non-polar), essential

Question 20

histidine

Answer 20

heterocyclic (polar, +ve charged), essential

Question 21

valine

Answer 21

branched (non-polar), essential

Question 22

tyrosine

Answer 22

aromatic ring (polar, uncharged)

Question 23

leucine

Answer 23

branched (non-polar), essential