Amino Acids Flashcards
(63 cards)
1
Q
Number of required amino acids
A
20
2
Q
Number of essential amino acids in adults
A
8
3
Q
9th required amino acids in infants
A
Histidine
4
Q
Alanine essential?
A
no
5
Q
Alanine polarity
A
nonpolar
6
Q
Alanine charge
A
0
7
Q
Glycine polarity
A
nonpolar
8
Q
Glycine essential?
A
no
9
Q
Isoleucine essential?
A
yes
10
Q
Isoleucine polarity
A
nonpolar
11
Q
Isoleucine charge
A
0
12
Q
Leucine essential?
A
yes
13
Q
Leucine polarity
A
nonpolar
14
Q
Leucine charge
A
0
15
Q
proline polarity
A
nonpolar
15
Q
proline polarity
A
nonpolar
16
Q
proline essential?
A
no
17
Q
valine polarity
A
nonpolar
18
Q
valine essential?
A
yes
19
Q
valine charge
A
0
20
Q
phenylalanine charge
A
0
21
Q
phenylalanine polarity
A
nonpolar
22
Q
phenylalanine essential?
A
yes
23
Q
tryptophan charge
A
0
24
tryptophan essential?
yes
25
tryptophan polarity
nonpolar
26
tyrosine essential?
no
27
tyrosine polarity
polar
28
tyrosine charge
0
29
aspartic acid charge
-1
30
aspartic acid essential?
no
31
aspartic acid polarity
polar
32
glutamic acid essential?
no
33
glutamic acid polarity
polar
34
glutamic acid charge
-1
35
arginine essential?
no
36
arginine polarity
polar
37
arginine charge
+1
38
histidine essential?
yes
39
histidine polarity
polar
40
histidine charge
+1
41
lysine charge
+1
42
lysine essential?
yes
43
lysine polarity
polar
44
serine essential?
45
serine polarity
polar
46
serine charge
0
47
threonine charge
0
48
threonine essential?
yes
49
threonine polarity
polar
50
cysteine polarity
nonpolar
51
cysteine essential?
no
52
cysteine charge
0
53
methionine essential?
yes
54
methionine charge
0
55
methionine polarity
polar
56
asparagine essential?
no
57
asparagine polarity
polar
58
asparagine charge
0
59
glutamate polarity
polar
60
glutamate essential?
no
61
glutamate charge
0
62
5 amino acids likely to be found in an Alpha Helix
Methionine, alanine, leucine, lysine, glutamate,
