Module 3 Flashcards
1
Q
Amino Acid General
A
20 Different amino acids
2
Q
Whats so special about Glycine?
A
For all amino acids except glycine the alpha carbon is attached to 4 different groups
3
Q
Stereoisomers
A
Mirrored images of eachother
4
Q
Non-Polar Amino Acids
A
Hydrophobic buried in the core of a protein
5
Q
Aromatics
A
Ring groups associated with its side chain
6
Q
Phosphorylation
A
Kinases add phosphoryl groups
Phosphatases remove phosphoryl groups
7
Q
Disulfide Bonds
A
from through the oxidation of SH groups of 2 cysteine residues forming a covalent linkage
8
Q
Amino Acid Positively Charged
A
Lysine and Arginine are +1 charge
this can serve as a proton donor or acceptor
9
Q
Amino Acid Negatively Charged
A
Aspartate and Glutamate carry a -1 charge
10
Q
Amino Acid diprotic
A
Can donate or accept 2 protons
