Amino Acids Flashcards
1
Q
Glycine
A
Gly
G
achiral (H bond)
Nonpolar side chains
2
Q
Alanine
A
Ala
A
methyl
Nonpolar side chains
3
Q
Valine
A
Val
V
isopropyl
Nonpolar side chains
4
Q
Leucine
A
Leu
L
isobutyl
Nonpolar side chains
5
Q
Isoleucine
A
Ile
I
Sec-butyl
Nonpolar side chains
6
Q
Methionine
A
Met
M
thioether
Nonpolar side chains
7
Q
Proline
A
Pro
P
secondary amine
Nonpolar side chains
8
Q
Phenylalanine
A
Phe
F
Alanine+Phenyl
Nonpolar side chains
9
Q
Tryptophan
A
Trp
W
indole gp
Nonpolar side chains
10
Q
Serine
A
Ser
S
hydroxyl
Uncharged polar side chains
11
Q
Threonine
A
Thr
T
hydroxyl
Uncharged polar side chains
12
Q
Asparagine
A
Asn
N
amide
Uncharged polar side chains
13
Q
Glutamine
A
Gln
Q
Ala+Ch2+amide
Uncharged polar side chains
14
Q
Tyrosine
A
Tyr
Y
hydroxyl+phenol
pKR= 10.5
Uncharged polar side chains
Acidic
15
Q
Cysteine
A
Cys
C
thiol
pKR=8.5
Uncharged polar side chains
Acidic
