Amino Acids Flashcards
(20 cards)
Glycine
Non polar
hydrophobic
G
Gly
Valine
Non polar
hydrophobic
Val
V
Alanine
Non polar
hydrophobic
Ala
A
Cystine
Non polar
hydrophobic
Contains S
Cys
C
Proine
Non polar
hydrophobic
semi cyclic
Pro
P
Leucine
Non polar
hydrophobic
L
Leu
Isoleucine
Non polar
hydrophobic
ILE
I
Methionine
Non polar
hydrophobic
Met
M
contains S but not as accessible
tryptophan
Non polar
hydrophobic
cyclic
Try
W
contains a NH
Phenylalanine
Non polar
hydrophobic
F
Phe
Cyclic
Serine
Polar
Hydrophilic
Ser
S
contains OH group
Tyrosine
Polar
Hydrophilic
Cyclic
contains OH
Y
Tyr
Threonine
Polar
Hydrophilic
T
Thr
contains OH
Glutamine
Polar
Hydrophilic
Glu
Q
contain NH2
Asparagine
Polar
Hydrophilic
Asp
N
contains NH2
Lysine
Basic
(+)
hydrophilic
Lys
K
contains NH3+
Arginine
Basic
(+)
hydrophilic
Arg
R
contains -NH2 and =NH2 +
Histidine
Basic
(+)
hydrophilic
His
H
contains NH and NH+ in cyclic ring structure
Aspartic acid
Acidic
(-)
hydrophilic
Asp
D
contains O-
=O
Glutamic acid
Acidic
(-)
hydrophilic
Glu
E
contains O-
=O
