amino acids Flashcards


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A

  • Alanine, Ala
  • nonpolar aliphatic R group

2

G

  • Glycine, Gly
  • Nonpolar, aliphatic R group

3

P

  • Proline, Pro
  • nonpolar aliphatic R group

4

V

  • Valine, Val
  • nonpolar, aliphatic R group

5

L

  • Leucine, leu
  • nonpolar aliphatic R group

6

I

  • isoleucine, ile
  • nonpolar aliphatic R group

7

M

  • Methionine, met
  • nonpolar aliphatic R group

8

S

  • Serine, ser
  • polar, uncharged R group

9

T

  • Threonine, thr
  • polar, uncharged R group

10

C

  • Cysteine, cys
  • polar uncharged R group
  • pka:8.18

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N

  • Asparagine, asn
  • polar uncharged R group

12

Q

  • Glutamine, gln
  • polar uncharged R group

13

F

  • Phenylalanine, phe
  • Aromatic R group

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Y

  • Tyrosine, Tyr
  • Aromatic R group
  • pKa: 10.07

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W

  • Tryptophan, trp
  • Aromatic R group

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D

  • Aspartate (aspartic acid), asp
  • Negatively charged R group
  • pKa: 3.65

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E

  • Glutamate (glutamic acid), glu
  • Negatively charged R group
  • pKa: 4.25

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K

  • Lysine, lys
  • Positively charged R group
  • pKa: 10.53

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R

  • Arginine, arg
  • positively charged R group
  • pKa: 12.48

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H

  • Histidine, his
  • positively charged R group
  • pKa: 6.00