Amino Acids Flashcards
(65 cards)
1
Q
Glycine-1 letter code
A
G
2
Q
Glycine-3 letter code
A
Gly
3
Q
Glycine structure + group
A
No sidechain-just H
group: aliphatic, non polar
4
Q
Alanine-1
A
A
5
Q
Alanine-3
A
Ala
6
Q
Alanine-s+g
A
CH3 side chain
non polar group
7
Q
valine-1
A
V
8
Q
Valine-3
A
Val
9
Q
Valine S and G
A
CH-CH3-CH3 side chain, in the shape of a V
non polar group
10
Q
Leucine-1
A
L
11
Q
Leucine-3
A
Leu
12
Q
Leucine S and G
A
CH-CH2-CH3-CH3 (valine with extra carbon)
non polar group
13
Q
Isoleucine-1
A
I
14
Q
Isoleucine-3
A
Ile
15
Q
Isoleucine S and G
A
CH-CH2-CH3-H-
T shape
non polar
16
Q
Proline-1
A
P
17
Q
Proline-3
A
Pro
18
Q
Proline S and G
A
pentagon side chain with included nitrogen
non polar
19
Q
methionine-1
A
M
20
Q
methionine-3
A
Met
21
Q
methionine s and G
A
CH2-CH2-S-CH3 (thio-Sulfur, meth, one->One on sulfur)
non polar
22
Q
Serine-1
A
S
23
Q
Serine-3
A
Ser
24
Q
Serine S and G
A
CH2OH
uncharged polar
25
threonine-1
T
26
threonine-3
Thr
27
Threonine S and G
C-OH-CH3
uncharged, polar
28
cysteine-1
C
29
Cysteine-3
Cys
30
Cysteine S and G
CH2-SH
uncharged, polar
31
Aspragine-1
N
32
Asparagine-3
Asn
33
asparagine S and G
C-O double bond, with attached NH2
uncharged, polar
34
Glutamine-1
Q
35
glutamine-3
Glu
36
glutamine-s and G
Same as asn but with extra CH2
37
Lysine-1
K
38
Lysine-3
Lys
39
Lysine S and G
4 CH2 chain with NH3+
positively charged
pka=10
40
Arginine-1
Arg
41
Arginine-3
R
42
Arginine S and G
3 CH2 groups-NH-C=NH2+-NH2
pka:12.5
positively charged
43
Histidine-1
His
44
Histidine-3
H
45
Histidine S and G
cyclopentane with one NH group and one NH+
pka=6
positively charged
46
aspartate-1
Asp
47
aspartate-3
D
48
aspartate S and G
CH2-COO-
negatively charged
pka=3.9
49
glutamate-1
Q
50
glutamate-3
Glu
51
glutamate S and G
CH2-CH2-COO-
negatove sidechain
pka=4.2
52
Phenylalanine-1
Phe
53
Phenylalanine-3
F
54
Phenylalanine S and G
-CH2-aromatic ring
aromatic sidechain
55
Tyrosine-1
Tyr
56
Tyrosine-3
Y
57
Tyrosine S and G
CH2-aromatic ring-OH
aromatic sidechain
pka=10.1
58
tryptophan-1
W
59
tryptophan-3
trp
60
tryptophan S and G
fused ring,one with Nh and one aromatic cyclohexane
61
Uncharged Polar
Serine-S
Glutamine-Q
Asparagine-N
Threonine-O
Cysteine-C
62
nonpolar aliphatic
glycine-G
alanine-A
Valine-V
Leucine-L
isoleucine-I
Proline-P
Methionine-M
63
negative charged + PKAs
aspartate-D(4)
Glutamate-E(4)
64
positive chrge
arginine-R-12.5
Lysine-K-10
histidine-H-6
65
aromatic
tyrosine(Y)
tryptophan(W)
phenylalanine(F)