Week2) Amino acids Flashcards

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1
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how many amino acids that make the building blocks of protein

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20

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List the 20 amino acids

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  • Glycine, Alanine, Valvine, Leucine, Isoleucione, Proline, Methionine, Cysteine, Serine, Threonine, Aspartic, Glutamic acid, Asparagine, Glutamine, Lysine, Arginine, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Tyrosine, Tryptophan
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Types of amiino acids/clasification

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  • Nonpolar, Polar, Charged
  • Aromatic vs non aromatic
  • Special function
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Nonaromatic/Nonpolar

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  • Alanine, Valine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Glycine
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Polar uncharged

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  • Serine, Theorine, Asoaragine, Asparagine, Glutamine
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Charged

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  • Glutamic acid, Arginine, Aspartic, Lysine
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Aromatic nonpolar

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Phenylalanine, Triptophan

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