Biochem

Question 1

With the exception of glycine, all amino acids are [•••]

Answer 1

Chiral

Question 2

All chiral amino acids in eukaryotes are

Answer 2

L

Question 3

What are glycine’s structure, character, three letter abbreviation, and one letter abbreviation

Answer 3

Glycine, Gly, and G is a non-polar aliphatic amino acid. Also unique in that it is non-chiral

Question 4

What are Valine’s structure, character, three letter abbreviation, and one letter abbreviation

Answer 4

Valine, Val, and V is a non-polar, aliphatic amino acid

Question 5

What are Leucine’s structure, character, three letter abbreviation, and one letter abbreviation

Answer 5

Leucine, leu, and L is a non-polar aliphatic amino acid

Question 6

What are Alanine’s structure, character, three letter abbreviation, and one letter abbreviation

Answer 6

Alanine, Ala, and A is a non-polar aliphatic amino acid

Question 7

What are Isoleucine’s structure, character, three letter abbreviation, and one letter abbreviation

Answer 7

Isoleucine, Ile, and I is a non-polar, aliphatic amino acid

Question 8

What are methionine’s structure, character, three letter abbreviation, and one letter abbreviation

Answer 8

Methionine, Met, and M is a (relatively) non-polar amino acid. It is also one of the only two amino acids that contains sulfur

Question 9

What are Proline’s structure, character, three letter abbreviation, and one letter abbreviation

Answer 9

Proline, Pro, and P is a non-polar amino acid. It is also unique in its cyclic structure, which severely hampers proline’s flexibility

Question 10

What are Tryptophan’s structure, character, three letter abbreviation, and one letter abbreviation

Answer 10

Tryptophan, Trp, and W is a non-polar aromatic amino acid