BIOC 3 Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
Q
Whats is the simplest Amino Acid?
A
Glycine
2
Q
What is Glycine’s 3 letter and 1 letter abbreviations?
A
Gly, G
3
Q
What is Glycine’s R group?
A
H
4
Q
Why is Glycine unique?
A
It is achrial, alpha carbon has 2 identical substiuents.
5
Q
What are the hydrophobic Amino Acids?
A
Alanine, Valine, Phenylalanine, Tryptophan, Leucine, Isoleucine, Methionine, Proline
6
Q
What are the polar amino acids?
A
Serine, Threonine, Tyrosine, Cysteine, Asparagine, Glutamine, Histidine, Glycine
7
Q
What are the Charged Amino acids?
A
Aspartate, Glutamate, Lysine, Arginine
8
Q
What are the 8 nonpolar amino acids?
A
Alanine, Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine, Methionine, Proline, Phenylalanine, Tyrptophan
9
Q
What is Alanine R group?
A
CH3
10
Q
What is Valine R group?
A
CH(CH3)2
11
Q
What is Phenylalanine R group?
A
