Amino acids Flashcards
(21 cards)
Aspartic acid
[Asp,D]
acidic, hydropilic
Glutamic Acid
[Glu, E]
acidic, hydrophilic
Lysine
[Lys, K]
Basic, Hydrophilic
Arginine
[Arg, R]
basic, hydrophilic
Histidine
[His, H]
basic, hydrophilic
Asparagine
[Asn, N]
polar, hydrophilic
Glutamine
[Gln, Q]
Polar, hydrophilic
Serine
[Ser, S]
polar, hydrophilic
target of phosphorylation
Threonine
[Thr, T]
polar, hydrophilic
target of phosphorylation
Tyrosine
[Tyr, Y]
polar, hydrophilic
A target of phosphorylation
Alanine
[Ala, A]
Non-polar, hydrophobic
Valine
[Val, V]
non-polar, hydrophobic
Leucine
[Leu, L]
Non-polar, Hydrophobic
Isoleucine
[Ile, I]
Non-polar, Hydrophobic
Proline
[Pro, P]
Non-polar, Hydrophobic
“imino acid”
Phenylalanine
[Phe, F]
Non-polar, Hydrophobic
Methionine
[Met, M]
Non-polar, Hydrophobic
the start codone
Tryptophan
[Trp, W]
Non-polar, Hydrophobic
Glycine
[Gly, G]
Non-polar, Hydrophobic
Good for turns
Cysteine
[Cys, C]
Non-polar, Hydrophobic
make disulfide bonds