Biochem Quiz 1 - Amino Acids and pKa

Glycine

Alanine

Valine

Leucine

Isoleucine

Methionine

Proline

Tryptophan

Phenylalanine

Serine

Theronine

Asparagine

Glutamine

Tyrosine

Cysteine

Lysine

Arginine

Histidine

Aspartic Acid

Glutamic Acid

Gly (G)

Glycine, nonpolar uncharged

Ala (A)

Alanine; nonpolar uncharged

Val (V)

Valine; nonpolar uncharged; beta-branched

Leu (L)

Leucine; nonpolar uncharged; gamma-branched

Ile (I)

Isoleucine; nonpolar uncharged; beta-branched

Met (M)

Methionine; nonpolar uncharged

Pro (P)

Proline; nonpolar uncharged; cyclic

Phe (F)

Phenylalanine; nonpolar uncharged

Trp (W)

Tryptophan; nonpolar uncharged

Ser (S)

Serine; uncharged polar

Thr (T)

Theronine; uncharged polar

Asn (N)

Asparagine; uncharged polar

Gln (Q)

Glutamine; uncharged polar

Tyr (Y)

Tyrosine; uncharged polar

Cys (C)

Cysteine; uncharged polar

Lys (K)

Lysine; charged polar

Arg (R)

Arginine; charged polar

His (H)

Histidine; charged polar

Asp (D)

Aspartic Acid; charged polar

Glu (E)

Glutamic Acid; charged polar