Protein R group structure

Question 1

What is the symbol for Aspartic acid?

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What is the side chain property for Aspartic Acid?

Answer 2

Negative with a COOH group and 1 CH2.

Question 3

What is the symbol for Glutamic Acid?

Answer 3

E

Question 4

What is the side chain property for Glutamic Acid?

Answer 4

Negative, with COOH and 2 CH2.

Question 5

What is the symbol for Arginine?

Answer 5

R

Question 6

What is the side chain property for Arginine?

Answer 6

Positive, with 3 N.

Question 7

What is the symbol for Lysine?

Answer 7

K

Question 8

What is the side chain property for Lysine?

Answer 8

Positive, with 1 N.

Question 9

What is the symbol for Histidine?

Answer 9

H

Question 10

What is the side chain property for Histidine?

Answer 10

Positive, with 1 ring and 2 N.

Question 11

What is the symbol for Asparagine?

Answer 11

N

Question 12

What is the side chain property for Asparagine?

Answer 12

Uncharged polar, with an amine group and 1 CH2 in tail.

Question 13

What is the symbol for Glutamine?

Answer 13

Q

Question 14

What is the side chain property for Glutamine?

Answer 14

Uncharged polar with amine group and 1 CH2 in tail.

Question 15

What is the symbol for serine?

Answer 15

S

Question 16

What is the side chain property for Serine?

Answer 16

Uncharged polar with -Me OH group.

Question 17

What is the symbol for Threonine?

Answer 17

T

Question 18

What is the side chain property for Threonine?

Answer 18

Uncharged polar with +Me OH group.

Question 19

What is the symbol for Tyrosine?

Answer 19

Y

Question 20

What is the side chain property for Tyrosine?

Answer 20

Uncharged polar with 1 ring, no N and an OH group.

Question 21

What is the symbol for Alanine?

Answer 21

A

Question 22

What is the side chain property for Alanine?

Answer 22

Nonpolar with no N and 1 CH2.

Question 23

What is the symbol for Glycine?

Answer 23

G

Question 24

What is the side chain property for Glycine?

Answer 24

Nonpolar with just H.

Question 25

What is the symbol for Valine?

Answer 25

V

Question 26

What is the side chain property for Valine?

Answer 26

Nonpolar with no N and 3 CH2.

Question 27

What is the symbol for Leucine?

Answer 27

L

Question 28

What is the side chain property for Leucine?

Answer 28

Nonpolar with no N, 4 CH2 and 2 terminal Me groups.

Question 29

What is the symbol for Isoleucine?

Answer 29

I

Question 30

What is the side chain property for Isoleucine?

Answer 30

Nonpolar with no N, 4 CH2 and no Me terminal groups.

Question 31

What is the symbol for Proline?

Answer 31

P

Question 32

What is the side chain property for Proline?

Answer 32

Nonpolar, imine rather than amine, a ring and 1 N.

Question 33

What is the symbol for Phenylalanine?

Answer 33

F

Question 34

What is the side chain property for Phenylalanine?

Answer 34

Nonpolar with 1 ring, 0 N and no OH group.

Question 35

What is the symbol for Methionine?

Answer 35

M

Question 36

What is the side chain property for Methyanine?

Answer 36

Nonpolar with Sulphur and SME+.

Question 37

What is the symbol for Tryptophan?

Answer 37

W

Question 38

What is the side chain property for Tryptophan?

Answer 38

Nonpolar with 2 rings.

Question 39

What is the symbol for Cysteine?

Answer 39

C

Question 40

What is the side chain property for Cysteine?

Answer 40

Nonpolar with sulphur and SH.