Learning the Amino Acids

What is the structure / side-chain of Glycine?

—H

What is the structure / side-chain of Alanine?

—CH3 (methyl group)

What is the structure / side-chain of Proline?

What is the structure / side-chain of Valine?

—CH(CH3)2 (methine group, two methyl groups)

What is the structure / side-chain of Leucine?

—CH2-CH(CH3)2 (methylene group, methine group, two methyl groups)

What is the structure / side-chain of Isoleucine?

What is the structure / side-chain of Methionine?

What is the structure / side-chain of Phenylalanine?

What is the structure / side-chain of Tyrosine?

What is the structure / side-chain of Tryptophan?

What is the structure / side-chain of Lysine?

What is the structure / side-chain of Arginine?

What is the structure / side-chain of Histidine?

What is the structure / side-chain of Aspartate?

What is the structure / side-chain of Serine?

What is the structure / side-chain of Threonine?

What is the structure / side-chain of Cysteine?

What is the structure / side-chain of Asparagine?

What is the structure / side-chain of Glutamine?

What is the structure / side-chain of Glutamate?

What are the names for NH3+ / NH2 in an Amino Acid?

NH3+ = Aminium Group

NH2 = Amino Group

What are the names for COOH / COO- in an Amino Acid?

COOH = Carboxyl Group

COO- = Carboxylate Group

What is the one-letter code for Alanine?

Three-letter code?

A

Ala

What AA is represented by A?

Alanine

What AA is represented by Ala?

Alanine

What is the one-letter code for Cysteine?

Three-letter code?

C

Cys

What AA is represented by C?

Cysteine

What AA is represented by Cys?

Cysteine

What is the one-letter code for Glycine?

Three-letter code?

G

Gly

What AA is represented by G?

Glycine

What AA is represented by Gly?

Glycine

What is the one-letter code for Histidine?

Three-letter code?

H

His

What AA is represented by H?

Histidine

What AA is represented by His?

Histidine

What is the one-letter code for Isoleucine?

Three-letter code?

I

Ile

What AA is represented by I?

Isoleucine

What AA is represented by Ile?

Isoleucine

What is the one-letter code for Leucine?

Three-letter code?

L

Leu

What AA is represented by L?

Leucine

What AA is represented by Leu?

Leucine

What is the one-letter code for Methionine?

Three-letter code?

M

Met

What AA is represented by M?

Methionine

What AA is represented by Met?

Methionine

What is the one-letter code for Proline?

Three-letter code?

P

Pro

What AA is represented by P?

Proline

What AA is represented by Pro?

Proline

What is the one-letter code for Serine?

Three-letter code?

S

Ser

What AA is represented by S?

Serine

What AA is represented by Ser?

Serine

What is the one-letter code for Threonine?

Three-letter code?

T

Thr

What AA is represented by T?

Threonine

What AA is represented by Thr?

Threonine

What is the one-letter code for Valine?

Three-letter code?

V

Val

What AA is represented by V?

Valine

What AA is represented by Val?

Valine

What is the one-letter code for Phenylalanine?

Three-letter code?

F

Phe

What AA is represented by F?

Phenylalanine

What AA is represented by Phe?

Phenylalanine

What is the one-letter code for Asparagine?

Three-letter code?

N

Asn

What AA is represented by N?

Asparagine

What AA is represented by Asn?

Asparagine

What is the one-letter code for Arginine?

Three-letter code?

R

Arg

What AA is represented by R?

Arginine

What AA is represented by Arg?

Arginine

What is the one-letter code for Tyrosine?

Three-letter code?

Y

Tyr

What AA is represented by Y?

Tyrosine

What AA is represented by Tyr?

Tyrosine

What is the one-letter code for Aspartate?

Three-letter code?

D

Asp

What AA is represented by D?

Aspartate

What AA is represented by Asp?

Aspartate

What is the one-letter code for Glutamate?

Three-letter code?

E

Glu

What AA is represented by E?

Glutamate

What AA is represented by Glu?

Glutamate

What is the one-letter code for Lysine?

Three-letter code?

K

Lys

What AA is represented by K?

Lysine

What AA is represented by Lys?

Lysine

What is the one-letter code for Glutamine?

Three-letter code?

Q

Gln

What AA is represented by Q?

Glutamine

What AA is represented by Gln?

Glutamine

What is the one-letter code for Tryptophan?

Three-letter code?

W

Trp

What AA is represented by W?

Tryptophan

What AA is represented by Trp?

Tryptophan

What are the 7 AA that have a pKR?

What is the acronym to help remember these 7?

CHEDRYK

C - Cysteine

H - Histidine

E - Glutamate

D - Aspartate

R - Arginine

Y - Tyrosine

K - Lysine

What is the pKR of Cysteine (C)?

8.37

What is the pKR of Histidine (H)?

6.04

What is the pKR of Arginine (R)?

12.48

What is the pKR of Tyrosine (Y)?

10.46

What is the pKR of Aspartate (D)?

3.90

What is the pKR of Glutamate (E)?

4.07

What is the pKR of Lysine (K)?

10.54