Amino Acid breakdown

Aliphatic Amino Acids

Alanine, Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine, Glycine

Aromatic Amino Acids

Phenylalanine, Tyrosine, Tryptophan

Acidic Amino Acids

Aspartic Acid—> Aspartate. Glutamic Acid→ glutamate

Basic Amino Acids

Lysine, Argentine, Histidine

Sulfur Amino Acids

Cysteine and Methionine

Side chain bound to amino group

Proline

Alanine

Alphatic AA, side chain is 1 CH3 group, cannot be made by the body

Valine

3 carbons in a V shape, aliphatic, made by the body

Leucine

Y shaped, aliphatic, made by the body

Isoleucine

L shaped, aliphatic, made by the body

Glycine

Aliphatic, hydrogen as chain group, aliphatic, no chirality, not made in body

Tyrosine

Ring with a OH group, aromatic, cannot be made in body

Phenylalanine

Alanine with a ring, aromatic, hydrophobic, can be made in body

Aspartic Acid

Seen at low pH when at neutral pH seen as aspartate with a - charge on chain, not made in body

Glutamic Acid

Seen at low pH when at neutral pH seen as glutamate with a - charge on chain, body cannot make

Lysine

Carbon chain with NH2+ at end, basic AA, body can make

Argenine

Chain with carbon surrounded by 3 nitrogen, basic AA, cannot be made in body

Histidine

Carbon nitrogen ring, can be made in body (very important) basic AA

Tryptophan

5 membered ring with NH connected to 6 membered ring, absorbs at 280 nm, body can make

Cysteine

Carbon with sulfur attached, reactive and makes disulfide bonds, not made in body

Methionine

Carbon chain sandwiching sulfur, much less reactive, made in body

Proline

Group wraps around and connects to amino group, not made in body, important for being bulky and making chains turn.