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Amino Acids Flashcards

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List some functions proteins participate in.

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Enzymes, structural components, signaling, receptors, motor proteins, transport systems, gene regulation, immune systems & antibodies, storage

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What does the amino acid sequence determine about a protein?

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How it folds into its structure.

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How many amino acids are there?

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20

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List the parts of an amino acid.

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central (a) carbon
amino group
carboxyl group
hydrogen
side chain (R group)

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What is different between amino acids?

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Their side chains.

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What are the four categories amino acids are grouped into?

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acid, base, non-charged polar, non-polar

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Which amino acid is Asp?

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Aspartic acid

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Which amino acid is Glu?

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Glutamic acid

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Which amino acid is Arg?

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Arginine

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Which amino acid is Lys?

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Lysine

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Which amino acid is His?

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Histidine

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Which amino acid is Asn?

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Asparagine

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Which amino acid is Gln?

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Glutamine

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Which amino acid is Ser?

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Serine

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Which amino acid is Thr?

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Threonine

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Which amino acid is Tyr?

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Tyrosine

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Which amino acid is Ala?

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Alanine

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Which amino acid is Gly?

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Glycine

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Which amino acid is Val?

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Valine

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Which amino acid is Leu

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Leucine

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Which amino acid is Ile?

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Isoleucine

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Which amino acid is Pro?

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Proline

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Which amino acid is Phe?

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Phenylalanine

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Which amino acid is Met?

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Methionine

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Which amino acid is Trp?
Tryptophan
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Which amino acid is Cys?
Cystine
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Which amino acid is A?
Alanine
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Which amino acid is C?
Cystine
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Which amino acid is D?
Aspartic acid
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Which amino acid is E?
Glutamic acid
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Which amino acid is F?
Phenylalanine
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Which amino acid is G?
Glycine
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Which amino acid is H?
Histidine
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Which amino acid is I?
Isoleucine
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Which amino acid is K?
Lysine
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Which amino acid is L?
Leucine
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Which amino acid is M?
Methionine
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Which amino acid is N?
Asparagine
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Which amino acid is P?
Proline
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Which amino acid is Q?
Glutamine
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Which amino acid is R?
Arginine
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Which amino acid is S?
Serine
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Which amino acid is T?
Threonine
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Which amino acid is V?
Valine
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Which amino acid is W?
Tryptophan
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Which amino acid is Y?
Tyrosine
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What trait strongly influences protein folding
Hydrophobicity
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Where will hydrophobic and hydrophilic amino acids be in cytoplasmic proteins?
Hydrophobic: clustered in the center away from the water Hydrophilic: on the outside, interacting with water
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Which amino acid is pictured? What are the traits of its side chain?
Alanine; Ala; A Non-polar; hydrophobic
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Which amino acid is pictured? What are the traits of its side chain?
Valine; Val; V Non-polar; hydrophobic
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Which amino acid is pictured? What are the traits of its side chain?
Methionine; Met; M Non-polar; hydrophobic
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Which amino acid is pictured? What are the traits of its side chain?
Tryptophan; Trp; W Non-polar; hydrophobic
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Which amino acid is pictured? What are the traits of its side chain?
Leucine; Leu; L Non-polar; hydrophobic
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Which amino acid is pictured? What are the traits of its side chain?
Isoleucine; Ile; I Non-polar; hydrophobic
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Which amino acid is pictured? What are the traits of its side chain?
Glycine; Gly; G Non-polar; hydrophobic
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Which amino acid is pictured? What are the traits of its side chain?
Cystine; Cys; C Non-polar; hydrophobic
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Which amino acid is pictured? What are the traits of its side chain?
Proline; Pro; P Non-polar; hydrophobic
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Which amino acid is pictured? What are the traits of its side chain?
Phenylalanine; Phe; P Non-polar; hydrophobic
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Which amino acid is pictured? What are the traits of its side chain?
Asparagine; Asn; N Polar; uncharged; hydrophilic
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Which amino acid is pictured? What are the traits of its side chain?
Glutamine; Glu; Q Polar; uncharged; hydrophilic
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Which amino acid is pictured? What are the traits of its side chain?
Serine; Ser; S Polar; uncharged; hydrophilic
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Which amino acid is pictured? What are the traits of its side chain?
Threonine; Thr; T Polar; uncharged; hydrophilic
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Which amino acid is pictured? What are the traits of its side chain?
Tyrosine; Tyr; Y Polar; uncharged; hydrophilic
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Which amino acid is pictured? What are the traits of its side chain?
Aspartic Acid; Asp; D Polar; charged; hydrophilic; acidic
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Which amino acid is pictured? What are the traits of its side chain?
Glutamic Acid; Glu; E Polar; charged; hydrophilic; acidic
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Which amino acid is pictured? What are the traits of its side chain?
Lysine; Lys; K Polar; charged; hydrophilic; basic
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Which amino acid is pictured? What are the traits of its side chain?
Arginine; Arg; R Polar; charged; hydrophilic; basic
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Which amino acid is pictured? What are the traits of its side chain?
Histidine; His; H Polar; charged; hydrophilic; basic
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Draw alanine
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Draw valine
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Draw methionine
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Draw tryptophan
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Draw Leucine
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Draw isoleucine
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Draw glycine
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Draw cystine
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Draw proline
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Draw phenylalanine
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Draw asparagine
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Draw glutamine
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Draw serine
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Draw Threonine
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Draw tyrosine
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Draw aspartic acid
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Draw glutamic acid
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Draw lysine
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Draw arginine
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Draw histidine

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