MCB 250 Amino Acids and Nucleotides

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glycine

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alanine

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proline

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valine

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leucine

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isoleucine

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methionine

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serine

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threonine

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cysteine

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asparagine

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glutamine

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aspartate

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glutamate

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histidine

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lysine

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arginine

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phenylalanine

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tyrosine

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tryptophan

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gly, G

what is the 3 and 1 letter abbreviation for glycine?

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ala, A

what is the 3 and 1 letter abbreviation for alanine?

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pro, P

what is the 3 and 1 letter abbreviation for proline?

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val, V

what is the 3 and 1 letter abbreviation for valine?

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leu, L

what is the 3 and 1 letter abbreviation for leucine?

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ile; I

what is the 3 and 1 letter abbreviation for ISOleucine?

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met, M

what is the 3 and 1 letter abbreviation for methionine?

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ser, S

what is the 3 and 1 letter abbreviation for serine?

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thr, T

what is the 3 and 1 letter abbreivation for threonine?

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cys, C

what is the 3 and 1 letter abbreviation for cysteine?

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asn, N

what is the 3 and 1 letter abbreviation for asparagine?

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gln, Q

what is the 3 and 1 letter abbreviation for glutamine?

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asp, D

what is the 3 and 1 letter abbreviation for aspartate?

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glu, E

what is the 3 and 1 letter abbreivation for glutamate?

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his, H

what is the 3 and 1 letter abbreviation for histidine?

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lys, K

what is the 3 and 1 letter abbreviation for lysine?

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arg, R

what is the 3 and 1 letter abbreviation for arginine?

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phe, F

what is the 3 and 1 letter abbreviation for phenylalanine?

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tyr, Y

what is the 3 and 1 letter abbreviation for tyrosine?

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trp, W

what is the 3 and 1 letter abbreviation for tryptophan?

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glycine, alanine, proline, valine, leucine, isoleucine, methionine

what 7 amino acids have nonpolar, aliphatic R groups?

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serine, threonine, cysteine, asparagine, glutamine

what 5 amino acids have polar, uncharged R groups?

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aspartate and glutamate

what 2 amino acids have polar, negatively charged R groups?

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histidine, lysine, arginine

what 3 amino acids have polar, positively charged R groups?

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phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan

what 3 amino acids have nonpolar, aromatic R groups?

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thioether group

what chemical group is in methionine? (Hint: think about ether functional group)

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sulfhydryl group

what chemical group is in cysteine? (Hint: sulfur)

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imidazole group

what chemical group is in histidine? (Hint: nitrogen ring)

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guanidinium group

what chemical group is in arginine? (Hint: lowk idk)

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indole group

what chemical group is in tryptophan? (Hint: 6 carbon ring connected to 5-member ring w a nitrogen)

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what is the pKa of the R group in cysteine?

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what is the pKa of the R group for aspartate and glutamate?

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what is the pKa of the R group for histidine?

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what is the pKa of the R group for lysine and tyrosine?

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what is the pKa of the R group for arginine?

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deoxyadenylate

what deoxynucleotide is this? (Hint: A, dA, dAMP)

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deoxyguanylate

what deoxynucleotide is this? (Hint: G, dG, dGMP)

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deoxythymidylate

what deoxynucleotide is this? (Hint: T, dT, dTMP)

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deoxycytidine

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adenylate

what is the ribonucleotide name for the nucleoside adenosine?

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guanylate

what is the ribonucleotide name for the nucleoside guanosine?

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uridine

what ribonucleotide is this? (Hint: U, UMP)

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cytidylate

what is the ribonucleotide name for the nucleoside cytidine?

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3

how many hydrogen bonds do guanine and cytosine form when bonded to each other?

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2

how many hydrogen bonds do adenine and thymine form when bonded to each other?

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