Acidic and Basic Amino Acid Flashcards
1
Q
Basic Amino Acid
A
Histidine, arginine, lysine
R group is positive
2
Q
Positive Amino Acid
A
R group is negative
Aspartic Acid, Glutamic Acid
3
Q
Non polar Amino Acids
A
glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, Isoleucine, proline, methionine, phenyl alanine, tryptophan
These have no charge on the R group. Hydrophobic.
4
Q
Imino Acid
A
Proline containing pyrrolidine ring. It has an imino group (NH).
5
Q
Hydroxyl group containing amino acids (OH-)
A
Serine, Threonine, tyrosine
6
Q
Aromatic Amino Acid
A
Phenyl Alanine, tyrosine, tryptophan
contain benzene ring
7
Q
histidine
A
essential amino acid, contains imidazole ring.
