Lecture 5 - Amino Acid Structure and Function

Question 1

What are the hydrophobic amino acids?

L5 S6

Answer 1

Glycine (Gly/G)
Alanine (Ala/A)
Proline (Pro/P)
Valine (Val/V)
Leucine (Leu/L)
Isoleucine (Ile/I)
Methionine (Met/M)
Tryptophan (Trp/W)
Phenylalanine (Phe/F)

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Question 2

What are the polar amino acids?

L5 S7

Answer 2

Serine (Ser/S)
Threonine (Thr/T)
Tyrosine (Tyr/Y)
Asparagine (Asn/N)
Glutamine (Gln/Q)
Cysteine (Cys/C)

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Question 3

What are the positively charged (basic) amino acids?

L5 S8

Answer 3

Lysine (Lys/K)
Arginine (Arg/R)
Histidine (His/H)

Question 4

What are the negatively charged (acidic) amino acids?

L5 S8

Answer 4

Aspartic acid (Asp/D)
Glutamic acid (Glu/E)

Question 5

What are the essential amino acids?

L5 S13

Answer 5

Phenylalanine (Phe/F)
Valine (Val/V)
Tryptophan (Trp/W)
Threonine (Thr/T)
Isoleucine (Ile/I)
Methionine (Met/M)
Histidine (His/H)
Arginine (Arg/R)
Lysine (Lys/K)
Leucine (Leu/L)

Pvt. Tim Hall
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