Amino Acids Flashcards
(81 cards)
1
Q
A
A
Alanine
2
Q
Ala
A
Alanine
3
Q
Alanine
A
A or Ala
4
Q
G
A
Glycine
5
Q
Gly
A
Glycine
6
Q
Glycine
A
G or Gly
7
Q
I
A
Isoleucine
8
Q
Ile
A
Isoleucine
9
Q
Isoleucine
A
I or Ile
10
Q
L
A
Leucine
11
Q
Leu
A
Leucine
12
Q
Leucine
A
L or Leu
13
Q
P
A
Proline
14
Q
Pro
A
Proline
15
Q
Proline
A
P or Pro
16
Q
V
A
Valine
17
Q
Val
A
Valine
18
Q
Valine
A
V or Val
19
Q
F
A
Phenylalanine
20
Q
Phe
A
Phenylalanine
21
Q
Phenylalanine
A
F or Phe
22
Q
W
A
Tryptophan
23
Q
Trp
A
Tryptophan
24
Q
Tryptophan
A
W or Trp
25
Y
Tyrosine
26
Tyr
Tyrosine
27
Tyrosine
Y or Tyr
28
D
Aspartic Acid
29
Asp
Aspartic Acid
30
Aspartic Acid
D or Asp
31
E
Glutamic Acid
32
Glu
Glutamic Acid
33
Glutamic Acid
E or Glu
34
R
Arginine
35
Arg
Arginine
36
Arginine
R or Arg
37
H
Histidine
38
His
Histidine
39
Histidine
H or His
40
K
Lysine
41
Lys
Lysine
42
Lysine
K or Lys
43
S
Serine
44
Ser
Serine
45
Serine
S or Ser
46
T
Threonine
47
Thr
Threonine
48
Threonine
T or Thr
49
C
Cysteine
50
Cys
Cysteine
51
Cysteine
C or Cys
52
M
Methionine
53
Met
Methionine
54
Methionine
M or Met
55
N
Asparagine
56
Asn
Asparagine
57
Asparagine
N or Asn
58
Q
Glutamine
59
Gln
Glutamine
60
Glutamine
Q or Gln
61
Describe R chain of Q
Polar, Not charged
| Three carbon with terminal carbon double bonded to O and bound to NH2
62
Describe R chain of N
Polar, Not charged
| Two carbon with terminal carbon double bonded to O and bound to NH2
63
Describe R chain of M
* Special case, sulfur-containing
| - C-C-S-CH3
64
Describe R chain of C
* Special case, sulfur-containing
| - C-SH
65
Describe R chain of T
Polar, Not charged
| One carbon bound to methyl and hydroxyl group
66
Describe R chain of S
Polar, Not charged
| -C-OH
67
Describe R chain of K
Basic, positive charge
-C-C-C-C-NH3
Positive charge on N (4 bonds)
68
Describe R chain of H
Basic, positive charge
-C-Imidazole
Positive charge on N with double bond (4 bonds)
69
Describe R chain of R
Basic, positive charge
-C-C-C-N-C with terminal C bound to two NH2 groups (one double bond)
Positive charge on N with double bond (4 bonds)
70
Describe R chain of E
Acidic, negative charge
Three carbon with terminal carbon double bound to oxygen and single bond to another carbon
Negative charge on O with single bond (1 bond)
71
Describe R chain of D
Acidic, negative charge
Two carbon with terminal carbon double bound to oxygen and single bond to another carbon
Negative charge on O with single bond (1 bond)
72
Describe R chain of Y
Hydrophobic, Not charged
| -C-benzene-OH (OH is opposite C)
73
Describe R chain of W
Hydrophobic, Not charged
| -C-5 atom ring with N at the top (and double bond opposite benzene ring) bound to benzene
74
Describe R chain of F
Hydrophobic, Not charged
| -C-benzene
75
Describe R chain of V
Hydrophobic, Not charged
| Carbon bound to two methyl groups
76
Describe R chain of P
*Special case, hydrophobic, causes rigid structures
| Imine group, 5 atom ring with N connected to first C
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Which amino acid causes rigid tertiary protein structures
Proline
78
Describe R chain of L
Hydrophobic, Not charged
| Two carbon with terminal carbon bound to two methyl groups
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Describe R chain of I
Hydrophobic, Not charged
| Three carbon with first carbon bound to one methyl group
80
Describe R chain of G
Hydrophobic, Not charged
- H
* small, can pass through hydrophilic membranes
81
Describe R chain of A
Hydrophobic, Not charged
| -CH3
