Amino Acids Flashcards

1
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Polar (neutral) amino acids

A
Serine             (Ser, S)
Threonine      (Thr, T)
Asparagine    (Asn, N)
Glutamine      (Glen, Q)
Glycine           (Gly, G)

Cysteine (Cys, C)
Tyrosine (Tyr, Y)

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2
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Polar (acidic) amino acids

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Glutamic Acid    (Glu, E)
Aspartic Acid     (Asp, D)
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3
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Acronym for polar (neutral) amino acids

A

STAGG CT

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4
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Acronym for polar (acid) amino acids

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GA

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5
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Acronym for polar (base) amino acids

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HAL

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6
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Polar (basic) amino acids

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Histidine (His, H)
Arginine (Arg, R)
Lysine (Lys, K)

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7
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Non-polar (hydrophobic) amino acids

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Valine               (Val, V)
Alanine            (Ala, A)
Methionine    (Met, M)
Leucine           (Leu, L)
Isoleucine       (Ile, I)
Proline             (Pro, P)
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8
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Valine abbreviation

A

Val (V)

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9
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Alanine abbreviation

A

Ala (A)

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10
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Leucine abbreviation

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Leu (L)

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11
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Proline abbreviation

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Pro (P)

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12
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Methionine abbreviation

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Met (M)

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13
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Tryptophan abbreviation

A

Try (W)

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14
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Phenylalanine abbreviation

A

Phe (F)

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15
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Isoleucine abbreviation

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Ile (I)

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16
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Glycine abbreviation

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Gly (G)

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17
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Serine abbreviation

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Ser (S)

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18
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Asparagine abbreviation

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Asn (N)

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19
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Glutamine abbreviation

A

Gln (Q)

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20
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Threonine abbreviation

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Thr (T)

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21
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Cysteine abbreviation

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Cys (C)

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22
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Tyrosine abbreviation

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Tyr (Y)

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23
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Aspartic acid abbreviation

A

Asp (D)

24
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Glutamic acid abbreviation

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Glu (E)

25
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Lysine abbreviation

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Lys (K)

26
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Arginine abbreviation

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Arg (R)

27
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Histidine abbreviation

A

His (H)

28
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Amino acid with a pKa value close to neutral

A

His (H): pKa (imidazole) = 6.0

Cys (C): pKa (sulfahydryl) = 8.3

29
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pKa value close to pH value serves as

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Buffer

30
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Peptidyl bond tasks place on

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Ribosome

31
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Non-covalent interactions that stabilize a protein structure

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Hydrogen
Ionic
Hydrophobic
Van der Waals

32
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One polypeptide chain

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Monomeric protein

33
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More than one polypeptide chain

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Multimeric protein

34
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One kind polypeptide chain

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Homomultimer

35
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Two or more different polypeptide chains

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Heteromultimer

36
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Hemoglobulin structure

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Heterotetramer (2 alpha and 2 beta)

37
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Amino acids linked together by peptide bonds (structure)

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Primary

38
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Regions of polypeptide chain coiled into a-helix (structure)

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Secondary

39
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Final folding of polypeptide chain - region associate with each other (structure)

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Tertiary

40
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Two or more peptide chains that form functional protein (structure)

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Quaternary

41
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Secondary structure (consists of)

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Alpha helix

Beta sheets

42
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Bonds of secondary protein structure

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Hydrogen

43
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Bonds of primary protein structure

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Peptidyl bond (covalent)

44
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Bonds of quaternary proteins

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Hydrogen
Ionic
van der Waals

45
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Bonds of tertiary protein structures

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Salt bridges (disulfide) 
Ionic interactions
46
Q

Ionic interactions occur

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On protein structure

47
Q

Stabilizes folding

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Disulfide bonds (covalent)

48
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Bonds that drive protein folding

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Hydrophobic interactions

49
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Functional diversity of protein structures derives from

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1) Number of folded structures

2) Chemistry of side chains

50
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Globular proteins consist most of

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Helixes and sheets

51
Q

Carbon atom of amino acid (structure)

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Central tetrahedral

52
Q

Sequence of amino acids if encoded by

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Nucleotide sequence of DNA

53
Q

Protein structure is read from

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Amine group to carboxyl group

54
Q

Bonds that will stabilize folding

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Covalent disulfide

55
Q

Reason for protein folding into 3D structures

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Hydrophilic and hydrophobic

56
Q

Surface elements of globular protein structure responsible for

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Enzyme-substrate interactions
Cell signaling
Immune responses