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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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Label black

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Amine group

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5
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Charged molecule with a net charge of 0.

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Zwitterion

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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
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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

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Aspartate (Asp, D) - If protonated = aspartic acid

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Identify

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Glutamate (i.e. Glu, E) - If protonated = Glutamic acid

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Hydrophobic AA

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Glycine, alanine, methionine, proline, leucine, isoleucine, valine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine

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Polar AA

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Serine, threonine, tyrosine, asparagine, glutamine, cysteine

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Charged (+) AA

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Lysine, arginine, and histidine

30
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Charged (-) AA

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Aspartate and glutamate

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Tiny AA

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Alanine, cysteine, glycine, and serine

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Small AA

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Proline, threonine, aspartate, asparagine

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Medium AA

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Valine, glutamate, histidine, glutamine

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Large AA

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Isoleucine, lysine, leucine, arginine, methionine

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Very large AA

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Tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine

36
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Essential AA.

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PvT Tim Hall = Phenylalanine, valine, thryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, methionine, histidine, arginine, lysine, leucine

37
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AA we make but we do not make enough of.

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Argininge and methionine

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