Amino Acids

Name the 7 nonpolar amino acids:

1. Glycine 2. Alanine 3. Proline 4. Leucine 5. isoleucine 6. Methionine 7. Valine

glycine 3 letter abbreviation

gly

alanine 3 letter abbreviation

ala

Proline 3 letter abbreviation

pro

valine 3 letter abbreviation

val

leucine 3 letter abbreviation

leu

isoleucine 3 letter abbreviation

ile

methionine 3 letter abbreviation

met

Name the three amino acids with aromatic R groups

1. Phenyl alanine 2. Tyrosine 3. Tryptophan

phenylalanine 3 letter abbreviation

Phe

Tyrosine 3 letter abbreviation

Tyr

Tryptophan 3 letter abbreviation

Trp

Name all 2 of the negatively charged R groups:

1. aspartate

2. glutamate

aspartate 3 letters

asp

glutamate three letters

glu

Name all three of the amino acids with positively charged R Groups:

1. Lysine

2. Arginine

3. Histidine

lysine 3 letters

Lys

arginine 3 letters

arg

histidine 3 letters

his

Name all of the amino acids with polar, uncharged R groups

1. serine

2. theonine

3. cysteine

4. aspargine

5. glutamine

serine 3 letters

ser

Threonine three letters

Thr

cystein three letters

cys

Aspargine three letters

asn

Glutamine three letters

Gln

which amino acids are called the acidic amino acids

the negatively charged ones

which amino acids are known as the basic ones

the positively charged ones

which pos charged amino acid is not basic

histidine

glycine structure

alanine structure

proline structure

valine structure

leucine structure

isoleucine structure

methionine structure

aspartate structure

glutamate structure

serine structure

threonine structure

cysteine structure

aspargine structure

glutamine structure

phenylalanine structure

tyrosine structure

tryptophan structure

lysine structure

Arginine Structure

histidine structure

What amino acid represents 1/3 of all amino acids found in collagen?

glycine

1.5% of body weight is comprised from what AA?

Glycine (collagen)

Non-polar (hate water) AA’s that are strictly hydrocarbons (hint there are 5 of them)

Gly, Ala, Val, Ile, Leu

Physiological pH range

7.2-7.4

Who are the 3 BCAA’s?

Val, Leu, Ile

Phe is the precursor for what two things (neurotransmitter and neurohormone)

serotonin, melatonin

Tyrosine is the precursor for what 6 chemicals in the body

dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, melanin, thyroxine and CoQ10