Amino Acids

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Amino Acid Backbone

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Glycine

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Alanine

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Proline

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Methionine

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Valine

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Leucine

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Isoleucine

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Phenylalanine

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Tyrosine

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Tryptophan

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Serine

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Threonine

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Cysteine


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Aspargine

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Glutamine

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Lysine

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Arginine

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Histidine

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Aspartate

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Glutamate

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Which amino acids are nonpolar? (7)

  • glycine

  • alanine

  • proline

  • methionine

  • valine

  • leucine

  • isoleucine


<ul><li><p>glycine</p></li><li><p>alanine</p></li><li><p>proline</p></li><li><p>methionine</p></li><li><p>valine</p></li><li><p>leucine</p></li><li><p>isoleucine</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Which amino acids are aromatic? (3)

  • phenylalanine

  • tyrosine

  • tryptophan


<ul><li><p>phenylalanine</p></li><li><p>tyrosine</p></li><li><p>tryptophan</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Which amino acids are polar uncharged? (5)

  • serine

  • theonine

  • cysteine

  • asparagine

  • glutamine


<ul><li><p>serine</p></li><li><p>theonine</p></li><li><p>cysteine</p></li><li><p>asparagine</p></li><li><p>glutamine</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Which amino acids are positively charged? (3)

  • lysine

  • arginine

  • histidine


<ul><li><p>lysine</p></li><li><p>arginine</p></li><li><p>histidine </p></li></ul><p></p>
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Which amino acids are negatively charged? (2)

  • asparatate

  • glutamate


<ul><li><p>asparatate</p></li><li><p>glutamate</p></li></ul><p></p>
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What are the 3 letter and 1 letter codes for glycine? (2)

  • Gly

  • G


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What are the 3 letter and 1 letter codes for alanine? (2)

  • Ala

  • A


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What are the 3 letter and 1 letter codes for proline? (2)

  • Pro

  • P


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What are the 3 letter and 1 letter codes for valine? (2)

  • Val

  • V


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What are the 3 letter and 1 letter codes for leucine? (2)

  • Leu

  • L


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What are the 3 letter and 1 letter codes for isoleucine? (2)

  • Ile

  • I


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What are the 3 letter and 1 letter codes for methionine? (2)

  • Met

  • M


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What are the 3 letter and 1 letter codes for phenylalanine? (2)

  • Phe

  • F


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What are the 3 letter and 1 letter codes for tyrosine? (2)

  • Tyr

  • Y


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What are the 3 letter and 1 letter codes for tryptophan? (2)

  • Trp

  • W


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What are the 3 letter and 1 letter codes for serine? (2)

  • Ser

  • S


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What are the 3 letter and 1 letter codes for threonine? (2)

  • Thr

  • T


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What are the 3 letter and 1 letter codes for cysteine? (2)

  • Cys

  • C


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What are the 3 letter and 1 letter codes for asparagine? (2)

  • Asn

  • N


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What are the 3 letter and 1 letter codes for glutamine? (2)

  • Gln

  • Q


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What are the 3 letter and 1 letter codes for lysine? (2)

  • Lys

  • K


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What are the 3 letter and 1 letter codes for histidine? (2)

  • His

  • H


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What are the 3 letter and 1 letter codes for arginine? (2)

  • Arg

  • R


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What are the 3 letter and 1 letter codes for aspartate? (2)

  • Asp

  • D


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What are the 3 letter and 1 letter codes for glutamate? (2)

  • Glu

  • E


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What types of interactions will the nonpolar and aromatic groups participate in? (2)

  • hydrophobic interactions

  • van der Waals


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What types of interactions will the polar charged groups participate in? (3)

  • hydrogen bonding

  • ionic bonds/salt bridges

  • van der Waals


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What types of interactions will the polar uncharged groups participate in? (2)

  • hydrogen bonding

  • van der Waals


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What is the general pKa range for the COOH groups?

~2-2.5

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What is the general pKa range for the NH2 groups?

~9-10

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What is the general pKR range for Glu and Asp?

~4

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What is the pKR range for Arg and Lys?

>10.5

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What is the general pKR range for His?

~6

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What group does pK1 correspond to?

COOH

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What group does pK2 correspond to?

NH2

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What is the pKR of cysteine?

8.18

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What is the pKR of tyrosine?

10.07