Amino Acids Flashcards
Review all 20 amino acids and determine polarity (26 cards)
Glycine
Non-polar (Hydrophobic)
Alanine
Non-polar (Hydrophobic)
Valine
Non-polar (Hydrophobic)
Leucine
Non-polar (Hydrophobic)
Isoleucine
Non-polar (Hydrophobic)
Methionine
Non-polar (Hydrophobic)
Phenylalanine
Non-polar (Hydrophobic)
Tryptophan
Non-polar (Hydrophobic)
Proline
Non-polar (Hydrophobic)
Serine
Uncharged polar (Hydrogen bonds)
Threonine
Uncharged polar (Hydrogen bonds)
Tyrosine
Uncharged polar (Hydrogen bonds)
Asparagine
Uncharged polar (Hydrogen bonds)
Glutamine
Uncharged polar (Hydrogen bonds)
Cysteine
Uncharged polar (Hydrogen bonds AND Disulfide bonds)
Aspartate
Acidic charged polar (Hydrogen bonds and Ionic bonds)
Glutamate
Acidic charged polar (Hydrogen bonds and Ionic bonds)
Histidine
Basic charged polar (Hydrogen bonds and Ionic bonds)
Lysine
Basic charged polar (Hydrogen bonds and Ionic bonds)
Arginine
Basic charged polar (Hydrogen bonds and Ionic bonds)
What type of bond(s) do non-polar AAs make?
Hydrophobic
What type of bond(s) do uncharged polar AAs make?
Hydrogen bonds (Cysteine also makes Disulfide bonds)
What type of bond(s) do charged polar AAs make?
Hydrogen bonds and Ionic bonds
Pneumonic device for non-polar AAs?
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