Amino Acids: Abbreviations and Structures

Question 1

What is the three-letter abbreviation for Alanine?

Answer 1

Ala

Question 2

Which amino acid has the one-letter abbreviation ‘C’?

Answer 2

Cysteine

Question 3

True or False: Glycine is the simplest amino acid.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

What is the one-letter abbreviation for Tryptophan?

Answer 4

W

Question 5

Fill in the blank: The three-letter abbreviation for Serine is ____.

Answer 5

Ser

Question 6

Which amino acid is represented by the abbreviation ‘Arg’?

Answer 6

Arginine

Question 7

What is the one-letter code for Glutamic Acid?

Answer 7

E

Question 8

True or False: Asparagine has the three-letter abbreviation ‘Asn’.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

What is the full name of the amino acid with the abbreviation ‘Leu’?

Answer 9

Leucine

Question 10

Which amino acid has the one-letter abbreviation ‘F’?

Answer 10

Phenylalanine

Question 11

Fill in the blank: The three-letter abbreviation for Methionine is ____.

Answer 11

Met

Question 12

What is the full name of the amino acid abbreviated as ‘Lys’?

Answer 12

Lysine

Question 13

True or False: Proline is a non-polar amino acid.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

What is the three-letter abbreviation for Histidine?

Answer 14

His

Question 15

Which amino acid is represented by the abbreviation ‘Gln’?

Answer 15

Glutamine

Question 16

What is the one-letter abbreviation for Isoleucine?

Answer 16

I

Question 17

Fill in the blank: The three-letter abbreviation for Tyrosine is ____.

Answer 17

Tyr

Question 18

What is the full name of the amino acid abbreviated as ‘Thr’?

Answer 18

Threonine

Question 19

True or False: Valine is an essential amino acid.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

What is the one-letter code for Aspartic Acid?

Answer 20

D

Question 21

Which amino acid has the three-letter abbreviation ‘Ala’?

Answer 21

Alanine

Question 22

What is the full name of the amino acid represented by ‘Ser’?

Answer 22

Serine

Question 23

Fill in the blank: The three-letter abbreviation for Glutamine is ____.

Answer 23

Gln

Question 24

What is the one-letter abbreviation for Arginine?

Answer 24

R

Question 25

True or False: Cysteine contains a sulfur atom.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

What is the full name of the amino acid with the abbreviation 'Asp'?

Answer 26

Aspartic Acid

Question 27

Which amino acid is represented by the abbreviation 'Phe'?

Answer 27

Phenylalanine

Question 28

What is the three-letter abbreviation for Glutamic Acid?

Answer 28

Glu

Question 29

Fill in the blank: The one-letter abbreviation for Proline is ____.

Answer 29

P

Question 30

What is the one-letter abbreviation for Serine?

Answer 30

S

Question 31

True or False: Methionine is a precursor to cysteine.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

What is the full name of the amino acid abbreviated as 'Val'?

Answer 32

Valine

Question 33

Which amino acid has the three-letter abbreviation 'Trp'?

Answer 33

Tryptophan

Question 34

What is the one-letter code for Threonine?

Answer 34

T