Functional Groups and Amino Acids

Alkyl Halide

A halide bonded to an sp3 hybridizied carbon (Cl, Br, I)

Alkene

A carbon-carbon double bond

Alkyne

A carbon-carbon triple bond

Aromatic Ring

An arrangement oif 3 alternating double monds in a 6-membered ring

Alcohol

An —OH attached to an alkyl (unsaturated) carbon

Ether

An oxygen with a single bond to carbon on both sides

Thiol

An —SH attached to an alkyl carbon

Sulfide

A sulfur w/ a single bond to a carbon on either side

Amine

A nitrogen with a lone pair

Amide

Ester

Anhydride

Acid Chloride

Carboxylic Acid

Ketone

Aldehyde

Cysteins

Cys, C

Histidine

His, H

Isoleucine

Ile, I

Methionine

Met, M

Serine

Ser, S

Valine

Val, V

Alanine

Ala, A

Glycine

Gly, G

Leucine

Leu, L

Proline

Pro, P

Threonine

Thr, T

Phenylalanine

Phe, F

Arginine

Arg, R

Tyrosine

Tyr, Y

Tryptophan

Trp, W

Aspartic Acid

Asp, D

Glutamic Acid

Glu, E

Lysine

Lys, K

Asparagine

Asn, N

Glutamine

Gln, Q