Topic 2 - Amino Acids Flashcards by Kimberly Dinh | Brainscape

Q

Non Polar

A

Glycine/Gly/G

Alanine/Ala/A

Valine/Val/V

Leucine/Leu/L

Isoleucine/Ile/I

Methionine/Met/M

Proline/Pro/P

(GAVLIMP)

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Q

Aromatic

A

Phenylalanine/Phe/F

Tryptophan/Trp/W

Tyrosine/Tyr/Y (pKa = 10)

(PTT/FWY)

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Q

Polar, Uncharged

A

Cysteine/Cys/C (pKa = 8.5)

Serine/Ser/S (pKa = 13)

Threonine/Thr/T (pKa = 13)

Asparagine/Asn/N

Glutamine/Gln/Q

(CSTAG/CSTNQ)

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Q

Polar, Positively Charged (Basic)

A

Histidine/His/H (pKa = 6)

Arginine/Arg/R (pKa = 12.5)

Lysine/Lys/K (pKa = 10.5)

(HAL/HRK)

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Q

Polar, Negatively Charged (Acidic)

A

Aspartic Acid/Aspartate/Asp/D (pKa = 4)

Glutamic Acid/Glutamate/Glu/E (pKa = 4)

(DE)

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Q

Glycine

A

Glycine

Gly

G

(Non Polar)

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Q

Alanine

A

Alanine

Ala

A

(Non Polar)

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Q

Valine

A

Valine

Val

V

(Non Polar)

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Q

Leucine

A

Leucine

Leu

L

(Non Polar)

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Q

Isoleucine

A

Isoleucine

Ile

I

(Non Polar)

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Q

Methionine

A

Methionine

Met

M

(Non Polar)

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Q

Proline

A

Proline

Pro

P

(Non Polar)

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Q

Phenylalanine

A

Phenylalanine

Phe

F

(Aromatic)

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Q

Tryptophan

A

Tryptophan

Trp

W

(Aromatic)

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Q

Tyrosine

A

Tyrosine

Tyr

Y

(Aromatic)

pKa = 10

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Q

Serine

A

Serine

Ser

S

(Polar, Uncharged = OH)

pKa = 13

Q

Threonine

A

Threonine

Thr

T

(Polar, Uncharged = OH)

pKa = 13

Q

Asparagine

A

Asparagine

Asn

N

(Polar, Uncharged = NH2)

Q

Glutamine

A

Glutamine

Gln

Q

(Polar, Uncharged = NH2)

Q

Histidine

A

Histidine

His

H

(Polar, Charged = NH+)

pKa = 6

Q

Arginine

A

Arginine

Arg

R

(Polar, Charged = NH2+)

pKa = 12.5

Q

Lysine

A

Lysine

Lys

K

(Polar, Charged = NH3+)

pKa = 10.5

Q

Aspartic Acid

A

Aspartic Acid

Asp

D

(Polar, Charged = COO-)

pKa = 4

Q

Glutamic Acid

A

Glutamic Acid

Glu

E

(Polar, Charged = COO-)

pKa = 4

Q

a-Carboxyl of free amino acid

A

a-Carboxyl of free amino acid

-COOH

pKa = 2

Q

C-terminal carboxyl

A

C-terminal carboxyl

-COOH

pKa = 3

Q

N-terminal amino group

A

N-terminal amino group

-NH3

pKa = 8

Q

a-Amino of free amino acid

A

a-Amino of free amino acid

-NH3

pKa = 9.5