Amino Acids

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Last updated 12:32 AM on 10/24/22
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Glycine
Non-polar
Non-polar
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Alanine
Non-polar
Non-polar
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Valine
Non-polar
-shaped like a v
Non-polar -shaped like a v
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Leucine
Non-polar
-Longer than valine
Non-polar -Longer than valine
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Isoleucine
Non-polar
-ISOmer of LEUCINE
-sorta leucine, sorta L
Non-polar -ISOmer of LEUCINE -sorta leucine, sorta L
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Proline
Non-polar
positive NH2+ because of looping
-PRO amino acid for pro chemists
Non-polar positive NH2+ because of looping -PRO amino acid for pro chemists
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Methionine
Non-polar
start codon
-3 nulceotides in a codon, S in third codon for start
Non-polar start codon -3 nulceotides in a codon, S in third codon for start
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Phenylalanine
Aromatic
-phenyl is a hydrocarbon ring
Aromatic -phenyl is a hydrocarbon ring
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Tyrosine
Aromatic
pKa 10.1
-TYRe with an O following, ring with an OH
-OH no, a STY
Aromatic pKa 10.1 -TYRe with an O following, ring with an OH -OH no, a STY
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Tryptophan
Aromatic
-you must TRY to remember the largest structure
Aromatic -you must TRY to remember the largest structure
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Serine
Polar uncharged
pKa 13.6
-OH no, a STY
-its a Simple structure
Polar uncharged pKa 13.6 -OH no, a STY -its a Simple structure
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Threonine
Polar uncharged
pKa 13.6
-OH no, a STY
-THREe off the C
Polar uncharged pKa 13.6 -OH no, a STY -THREe off the C
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Cysteine
Polar uncharged
pKa 8.3
can create disulphide bonds
-Sistine chapel (two fingers "bonding)
Polar uncharged pKa 8.3 can create disulphide bonds -Sistine chapel (two fingers "bonding)
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Asparagine
Polar uncharged
-A before G, 1 methyl before 2
-INE has Nitrogen
Polar uncharged -A before G, 1 methyl before 2 -INE has Nitrogen
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Glutamine
Polar uncharged
-A before G, 1 methyl before 2
-INE has Nitrogen
Polar uncharged -A before G, 1 methyl before 2 -INE has Nitrogen
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Aspartate
Polar negative
pKa 3.9
-A before G, 1 methyl before 2
-ATE means carboxyl (O -/H, =O)
Polar negative pKa 3.9 -A before G, 1 methyl before 2 -ATE means carboxyl (O -/H, =O)
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Glutamate
Polar negative
pKa 4.2
-A before G, 1 methyl before 2
-ATE means carboxyl (O -/H, =O)
Polar negative pKa 4.2 -A before G, 1 methyl before 2 -ATE means carboxyl (O -/H, =O)
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Lysine
Polar positive
pKa 10.5 (HA)
-LY is a line
Polar positive pKa 10.5 (HA) -LY is a line
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Arginine
Polar positive
pKa 12.5 (HA)
Polar positive pKa 12.5 (HA)
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Histidine
Polar positive

pKa 6 (A-)
Polar positive pKa 6 (A-)