Amino acids - bicd 110

Alanine (short forms)

Ala

A

Ala

alanine

A

alanine

Valine (short forms)

Val

V

V

valine

Val

valine

Isoleucine (short forms)

Ile

I

I

isoleucine

Ile

isoleucine

Leucine (short forms)

Leu

L

Leu

leucine

L

leucine

Methionine (short forms)

Met

M

M

methionine

Met

methionine

Phenylalanine (short forms)

Phe

F

Phe

phenylalanine

F

phenylalanine

Tyrosine (short forms)

Tyr

Y

Tyr

tyrosine

Y

tyrosine

Tryptophan (short forms)

Trp

W

Trp

tryptophan

W

tryptophan

Lysine (short forms)

Lys

K

Lys

lysine

K

lysine

Arginine (short forms)

Arg

R

Arg

arginine

R

arginine

Histidine (short forms)

His

H

His

histidine

H

histidine

Aspartate (short forms)

Asp

D

Asp

aspartate

D

aspartate

Glutamate (short forms)

Glu

E

Glu

glutamate

E

glutamate

Serine (short forms)

Ser

S

Ser

serine

S

serine

Asparagine (short forms)

Asn

N

Asn

asparagine

N

asparagine

Threonine (short forms)

Thr

T

Thr

threonine

T

threonine

Glutamine (short forms)

Gln

Q

Gln

glutamine

Q

glutamine

Cysteine (short forms)

Cys

C

Cys

cysteine

C

cysteine

Glycine

Gly

G

Gly

glycine

G

glycine

Proline (short forms)

Pro

P

Pro

proline

P

proline

Cysteine (specialization)

can form disulfide bonds

Glycine (specialization)

side chain/ R group is a single proton

tight packing + facilitates interactions btw polypeptides

Proline (specialization)

only cyclical AA

introduces kinks, can undergo cis-trans isomerization

Alanine (classifications)

hydrophobic

Valine (classifications)

Hydrophobic

Isoleucine (classifications)

Hydrophobic

Leucine (classifications)

Hydrophobic

Methionine (classifications)

Hydrophobic

Phenylalanine (classifications)

Hydrophobic

Tyrosine (classifications)

Hydrophobic

Tryptophan (classifications)

Hydrophobic

Lysine (classifications)

Hydrophilic

Basic

Arginine (classifications)

Hydrophilic

Basic

Histidine (classifications)

Hydrophilic

Basic

Aspartate (classifications)

Hydrophilic

Acidic

Glutamate (classifications)

Hydrophilic

Acidic

Serine (classifications)

Hydrophilic

Polar, uncharged

Threonine (classifications)

Hydrophilic

Polar, unchargedA

Asparagine (classifications)

Hydrophilic

Polar, uncharged

Glutamine (classifications)

Hydrophilic

Polar, uncharged

Special amino acids

Cysteine, Glycine, Proline

Hydrophobic amino acids

Alanine, valine, isoleucine, leucine, methionine, pheylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophanH

Hydrophilic, basic amino acids

Lysine, arginine, histidine

Hydrophilic, acidic amino acids

Aspartate, glutamate

Hydrophilic, polar/ uncharged amino acids

Serine, threonine, asparagine, glutamine