Amino Acids Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
Q
E
A
Glutamate
(Glutamic Acid)
Glu
Polar
Charged (-)
1
Q
A
Tryptophan
Trp
W
1
Q
A
Glutamate
Glutamic Acid
Glu
E
2
Q
W
A
Tryptophan
Trp
Non-Polar
(except -NH)
Aromatic
Indole
Largest
Not ionizable
Absorbs at 280nm
Fluorescent probe
2
Q
A
Alanine
Ala
A
3
Q
N
A
Asparagine
Asn
Amide group
Polar
Neutral
4
Q
I
A
Isoleucine
Ile
Non-Polar
Aliphatic
Branched
Chiral
4
Q
A
Isoleucine
Ile
I
5
Q
S
A
Serine
Ser
Polar
Neutral
Not ionisable
5
Q
A
Leucine
Leu
L
6
Q
K
A
Lysine
Lys
Polar
Charged (+)
Aliphatic
7
Q
P
A
Proline
Pro
Non-Polar
Aliphatic
Pyrrolidine Ring
8
Q
A
Serine
Ser
S
9
Q
C
A
Cysteine
Cys
Disulfide bond (covalent)
Polar
Neutral
9
Q
A
Cysteine
Cys
C
9
Q
A
Lysine
Lys
K
11
Q
Q
A
Glutamine
Gln
Amide group
Polar
Neutral
12
Q
A
Valine
Val
V
14
Q
T
A
Threonine
Thr
Polar
Neutral
Not ionizable
15
Q
A
Arginine
Arg
R
16
Q
A
A
Alanine
Ala
Non-Polar
Aliphatic
18
Q
F
A
Phenylalanine
Phe
Non-Polar
(Very)
Aromatic
19
Q
A
Glutamine
Gln
Q
20
Q
A
Methionine
Met
M
22
**G**
**Glycine**
Gly
Non-Polar
Aliphatic
22
**V**
**Valine**
Val
Non-Polar
Aliphatic
22
**H**
**Histidine**
His
Aromatic
Imidazole Ring
Flat, planar
Polar
Charged (+)
At active sites
24
**Asparagine**
Asn
N
25
**Glycine**
Gly
G
27
**M**
**Methionine**
Met
Non-Polar
Aliphatic
Thioether
28
**Aspartate**
(Aspartic Acid)
Asp
D
29
**Proline**
Pro
P
31
**D**
**Aspartate**
(Aspartic Acid)
Asp
Polar
Charged (-)
33
**Tyrosine**
Tyr
Y
34
**Threonine**
Thr
T
35
**Phenylalanine**
Phe
F
37
**L**
**Leucine**
Leu
Non-Polar
Aliphatic
Branched
38
**R**
**Arginine**
Arg
Guanidinium group
Resonance
Planar
Polar
Charged (+)
39
**Y**
**Tyrosine**
Tyr
Non-Polar
(except -OH)
Aromatic
Ionizable
Absorbs at 280nm
40
**Histidine**
His
H
