Amino Acids Flashcards
1
Q
Which AAs have nonpolar side chains?
A
VAG MILF PoW glycine alanine valine leucine isoleucine proline phenylalanine tryptophan methionine
2
Q
Which nonpolar AAs have aliphatic hydrocarbon groups as side chains?
A
GAVLIMP
3
Q
Which AAs have polar, uncharged side chains?
A
CHNQST Asparagine Serine Glutamine Threonine Histidine? Cysteine
4
Q
Which AAs have acidic side chains?
A
Aspartic acid
Glutamic acid
5
Q
Which AAs have polar basic side chains?
A
KR
Histidine?
Lysine
Arginine
6
Q
Which AA has another amino group instead of a carboxyl group?
A
Proline
7
Q
Alanine
A
Ala A
Non Polar Hydrophobic
8
Q
Arginine
A
Arg R
Basic
9
Q
Asparagine
A
Asn N
Polar uncharged
10
Q
Aspartic Acid
A
Asp D
Acidic
11
Q
Cysteine
A
Cys C
Polar uncharged
12
Q
Glutamic Acid
A
Glu E
Acidic
13
Q
Glutamine
A
Gln Q
Polar uncharged
14
Q
Glycine
A
Gly G
Non Polar Hydrophobic
Smallest AA with H for an R group
15
Q
Histidine
A
His H
Basic
