Lecture 4 - Amino Acid Structure and Function

Question 1

Label red

Answer 1

Side chain

Question 2

Label yellow

Answer 2

Carboxyl group

Question 3

Label blue

Answer 3

Alpha-carbon

Question 4

Label black

Answer 4

Amine group

Question 5

Charged molecule with a net charge of 0.

Answer 5

Zwitterion

Question 6

Identify

Answer 6

Glycine (Gly, G)

Question 7

Identify

Answer 7

Alanine (Ala, A)

Question 8

Identify

Answer 8

Proline (Pro, P)

Question 9

Identify

Answer 9

Valine (Val, V)

Question 10

Identify

Answer 10

Leucine (Leu, L)

Question 11

Identify

Answer 11

Isoleucine (Ile, I)

Question 12

Identify

Answer 12

Methionine (Met, M)

Question 13

Identify

Answer 13

Tryptophan (Trp, W)

Question 14

Identify

Answer 14

Phenylalanine (Phe, F)

Question 15

Identify

Answer 15

Serine (Ser, S)

Question 16

Identify

Answer 16

Threonine (Thr, T)

Question 17

Identify

Answer 17

Tyrosine (Tyr, Y)

Question 18

Identify

Answer 18

Asparagine (Asn, N)

Question 19

Identify

Answer 19

Glutamine (Gln, Q)

Question 20

Identify

Answer 20

Cysteine (Cys, C)

Question 21

Only AA that can partake in redox reactions.

Answer 21

Cysteine

Question 22

Identify

Answer 22

Lysine (Lys, K)

Question 23

Identify

Answer 23

Arginine (Arg, R)

Question 24

Identify

Answer 24

Histidine (His, H)

Question 25

Identify

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Identify

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Hydrophobic AA

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Polar AA

Answer 28

Serine, threonine, tyrosine, asparagine, glutamine, cysteine

Question 29

Charged (+) AA

Answer 29

Lysine, arginine, and histidine

Question 30

Charged (-) AA

Answer 30

Aspartate and glutamate

Question 31

Tiny AA

Answer 31

Alanine, cysteine, glycine, and serine

Question 32

Small AA

Answer 32

Proline, threonine, aspartate, asparagine

Question 33

Medium AA

Answer 33

Valine, glutamate, histidine, glutamine

Question 34

Large AA

Answer 34

Isoleucine, lysine, leucine, arginine, methionine

Question 35

Very large AA

Answer 35

Tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine

Question 36

Essential AA.

Answer 36

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

Question 37

AA we make but we do not make enough of.

Answer 37

Argininge and methionine