Amino Acid abbreviations Flashcards by Leah Warren

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hydrophobic amino acid mnemonic

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Polar / hydrophilic amino acid mnemonic

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Charged + polar amino acid mnemonic

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A

A

alanine

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R

A

arginine

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N

A

asparagine

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D

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aspartic acid

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C

A

cysteine

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E

A

glutamic acid

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Q

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glutamine

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G

A

glycine

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H

A

histidine

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I

A

isoleucine

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L

A

leucine

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K

A

lysine

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M

A

methionine

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F

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phenylalanine

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P

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proline

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S

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serine

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T

A

threonine

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W

A

tryptophan

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Y

A

tyrosine

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V

A

valine

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ala

A

alanine

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arg

arginine

asn

asparagine

asp

aspartic acid

cys

cysteine

glu

glutamic acid

gln

glutamine

gly

glycine

his

histidine

Ile

isoleucine

leu

leucine

lys

lysine

met

methionine

phe

phenylalanine

pro

proline

ser

serine

thr

threonine

trp

tryptophan

tyr

tyrosine

val

valine

amino acid general structure

alanine

non polar / hydrophobic

arginine

polar positive charge (basic)

asparagine

polar neutral

aspartic acid

polar negative charge (acidic)

cysteine

slightly polar (SH bond) neutral

glutamic acid

polar negative charge (acidic)

glutamine

polar neutral

glycine

non polar / hydrophobic neutral

histidine

polar positive charge (basic) uncharged at ph7 due to pka of 6

isoleucine

non polar / hydrophobic neutral

leucine

non polar / hydrophobic

lysine

polar positive charge (basic)

methionine

non polar / hydrophobic

phenylalanine

non polar / hydrophobic

proline

non polar / hydrophobic neutral creates a bend/kink (?)

serine

polar / hydrophilic neutral

threonine

polar / hydrophilic neutral

tryptophan

non polar / hydrophobic neutral

tyrosine

benzene ring is nonpolar; OH is polar neutral

valine

non polar / hydrophobic neutral