Amino Acids Flashcards
(20 cards)
Glycine
Gly
G
Nonpolar Aliphatic R groups

Alanine
Ala
A
Nonpolar Aliphatic R groups

Proline
Pro
P
Nonpolar Aliphatic R groups

Valine
Val
V
Nonpolar Aliphatic R groups

Leucine
Leu
L
Nonpolar Aliphatic R groups

Isoleucine
Ile
I
Nonpolar Aliphatic R groups

Methionine
Met
M
Nonpolar Aliphatic R groups

Phenylalanine
Phe
F
Nonpolar Aromatic R groups

Tyrosine
Tyr
Y
Polar Aromatic R groups

Tryptophan
Trp
W
Nonpolar Aromatic R groups

Serine
Ser
S
Polar
Uncharged R groups

Threonine
Thr
T
Polar
Uncharged R groups

Cysteine
Cys
C
Polar
Uncharged R groups

Asparagine
Asn
N
Polar
Uncharged R groups

Glutamine
Gln
Q
Polar
Uncharged R groups

Lysine
Lys
K
Basic
Positively charged R groups

Arginine
Arg
R
Basic
Positively charged R groups

Histidine
His
H
Basic

Aspartate/aspartic acid
Asp
D
Acidic
Negatively charged R groups

Glutamate/glutamic acid
Glu
E
Acidic
Negatively charged R groups
