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1
Q

P?

A

Phenylalanine (this is NOT its normal 1 letter code of ‘F’)

2
Q

V

A

Valine

3
Q

T

A

Threonine

4
Q

Tim

A

T in ‘Tim’ is “Tryptophan” (normally ‘W’)

5
Q

I

A

Isoleucine

6
Q

M

A

Methionine

7
Q

H

A

Histidine

8
Q

A

A

Arginine (not its usual ‘R’)

9
Q

First L in HALL

A

Leucine

10
Q

Second L in ‘HALL’

A

Lysine (normally ‘K’)

11
Q

What is the Mnemonic device for essential AAs?

A

PVT. Tim Hall

12
Q

Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.

Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic?

A

Serine, Ser, S

Polar only

13
Q

Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.

Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic?

A

Histidine, His, H

Polar, basic

14
Q

Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.

Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic?

A

Isoleucine, Ile, I

Non-polar

15
Q

Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.

Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic?

A

Leucine, Leu, L

Non-polar

16
Q

Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.

Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic?

A

Lysine, Lys, K

Basic, (+) charge

17
Q

Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.

Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic?

A

Methionine, Met, M

Non-polar

18
Q

Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.

Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic? Aromatic

A

Phenylthaline, Phe, F

Non-polar, aromatic

19
Q

Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.

Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic? Aromatic?

A

Threonine, Thr, T

Polar

20
Q
A

Tryptophan, Trp, W

Non-polar, aromatic

21
Q

Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.

Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic? Aromatic?

A

Valine, Val, V

Non-polar

22
Q

Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.

Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic? Aromatic?

A

Alanine, Ala, A

Non-polar

23
Q

Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.

Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic? Aromatic?

A

Arginine, Arg, R

Basic

24
Q

Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.

Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic? Aromatic?

A

Asparagine, Asn, N

Polar, basic

25
Q

Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.

Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic? Aromatic?

A

Aspartic Acid, Asp, D

Polar

26
Q

Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.

Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic? Aromatic?

A

Cysteine, Cys, C

Polar

27
Q

Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.

Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic? Aromatic?

A

Glutamic acid, Glu, E

Acidic, polar

28
Q
A

Glutamine, Gln, Q

Polar, basic

29
Q

Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.

Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic? Aromatic?

A

Glycine, Gly, G

Non-polar

30
Q

Name, 3 letter, 1 letter.

Polar, non-polar? Acidic? Basic? Aromatic?

A

Tyrosine, Tyr, Y

Aromatic, polar

31
Q
A

Phenylalanine, Phe, F

32
Q
A

Serine, Ser, S