Amino Acids: Fisher Projections and Characteristics

What 6 amino acids are considered nonpolar aliphatic?

1. Glycine

2. Alanine

3. Proline

4. Valine

5. Leucine

6. Isoleucine

What are the 3 aromatic amino acid structures?

1. Phenylalanine (Nonpolar)

2. Tyrosine (polar)

3. Tryptophan (polar)

What are the 4 strictly polar amino acids?

1. Asparagine

2. Glutamine

3. Serine

4. Threonine

What are the sulfur containing amino acids?

1. Methionine

2. Cysteine

What are the strictly negatively charged amino acids?

1. Aspartate

2. Glutamate

What 3 amino acids have the characteristic of being positively charged?

1. Arginine

2. Lysine

3. Histidine

Fisher Projection for Glycine:

Fisher Projection for Alanine:

Fisher Projection for Proline:

Fisher Projection for Valine:

Fisher Projection for Leucine:

Fisher Projection for Isoleucine:

Fisher Projection for Phenylalanine:

Fisher Projection for Tyrosine:

Fisher Projection for Tryptophan:

Fisher Projection for Asparagine:

Fisher Projection for Glutamine:

Fisher Projection for Serine:

Fisher Projection for Threonine:

Fisher Projection for Methionine:

Fisher Projection for Cysteine:

Fisher Projection for Aspartate:

Fisher Projection for Glutamate:

Fisher Projection for Arginine:

Fisher Projection for Lysine:

Fisher Projection for Histidine: