Lecture 4 - Amino Acid Structure and Function Flashcards
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Label red
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Side chain
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Label yellow
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Carboxyl group
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Label blue
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Alpha-carbon
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Q
Label black
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Amine group
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Q
Charged molecule with a net charge of 0.
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Zwitterion
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Q
Identify
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Glycine (Gly, G)
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Identify
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Alanine (Ala, A)
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Identify
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Proline (Pro, P)
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Identify
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Valine (Val, V)
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Identify
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Leucine (Leu, L)
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Identify
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Isoleucine (Ile, I)
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Identify
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Methionine (Met, M)
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Identify
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Tryptophan (Trp, W)
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Identify
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Phenylalanine (Phe, F)
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Identify
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Serine (Ser, S)
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Identify
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Threonine (Thr, T)
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Identify
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Tyrosine (Tyr, Y)
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Identify
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Asparagine (Asn, N)
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Identify
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Glutamine (Gln, Q)
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Identify
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Cysteine (Cys, C)
21
Q
Only AA that can partake in redox reactions.
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Cysteine
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Identify
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Lysine (Lys, K)
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Identify
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Arginine (Arg, R)
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Identify
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Histidine (His, H)
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Identify
Aspartate (Asp, D) - If protonated = aspartic acid
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Identify
Glutamate (i.e. Glu, E) - If protonated = Glutamic acid
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Hydrophobic AA
Glycine, alanine, methionine, proline, leucine, isoleucine, valine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine
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Polar AA
Serine, threonine, tyrosine, asparagine, glutamine, cysteine
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Charged (+) AA
Lysine, arginine, and histidine
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Charged (-) AA
Aspartate and glutamate
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Tiny AA
Alanine, cysteine, glycine, and serine
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Small AA
Proline, threonine, aspartate, asparagine
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Medium AA
Valine, glutamate, histidine, glutamine
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Large AA
Isoleucine, lysine, leucine, arginine, methionine
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Very large AA
Tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine
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Essential AA.
PvT Tim Hall = Phenylalanine, valine, thryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, methionine, histidine, arginine, lysine, leucine
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AA we make but we do not make enough of.
Argininge and methionine
