Amino Acids Structures (Fischer Projections) and Facts

Which amino acid is this

Glycine

Which amino acid is this

Alanine

Which amino acid is this

Valine

Which amino acid is this

Leucine

Which amino acid is this

Isoleucine

Which amino acid is this

Methionine

Which amino acid is this

Proline

Which amino acid is this

Phenylalanine

Which amino acid is this

Tyrosine

Which amino acid is this

Tryptophan

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Aspartate

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Glutamate

Which amino acid is this

Lysine

Which amino acid is this

Arginine

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Histidine

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Serine

Which amino acid is this

Threonine

Which amino acid is this

Asparagine

Which amino acid is this

Glutamine

Which amino acid is this

Cysteine

Is glycine polar or nonpolar

Nonpolar

Is alanine polar or nonpolar

nonpolar

Is valine polar or nonpolar

nonpolar

Is leucine polar or nonpolar

nonpolar

Is isoleucine polar or nonpolar

nonpolar

Is methionine polar or nonpolar

nonpolar

Is proline polar or nonpolar

nonpolar

Is phenylalanine polar or nonpolar

nonpolar

Is tyrosine polar or nonpolar

nonpolar but also partially polar

Is tryptophan polar or nonpolar

nonpolar

Is aspartic acid polar or nonpolar

polar

Is glutamic acid polar or nonpolar

polar

Is lysine polar or nonpolar

polar

Is arginine polar or nonpolar

polar

Is histidine polar or nonpolar

polar

Is serine polar or nonpolar

polar

Is threonine polar or nonpolar

polar

Is asparagine polar or nonpolar

polar

Is glutamine polar or nonpolar

polar

Is cysteine polar or nonpolar

polar

What amino acids comprise spider silk

glycine and alanine

What amino acid’s sequences are found in toll-like receptors; innate immunity proteins that detect bacterial infections

Leucine

Collagen contains large amounts of this amino acid

Proline-Fact

Which amino acid forms a key part of the light-emitting green fluorescent protein from jellyfish

Tyrosine

Which two amino acids have negative R groups

Aspartate and Glutamate

Which two amino acids are involved in mineralization of mollusk shells and vertebrate bones

Aspartate and Glutamate- Min

Which three amino acids have positive charges on the R group

Histidine, Arginine, Lysine

Histone proteins contain high amounts of these two amino acids

lysine and arginine

What three amino acids are the sites of carbohydrate attachment to proteins

Serine, Threonine, Asparagine

This amino acid forms a region important for structural units in proteins such as the insulin receptor

cysteine