amino acids

gly

glycine 3 letter code

G

glycine 1 letter code

glycine

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amphiphilic

is glycine hydrophobic, hydrophilic, or amphiphilic

nonpolar

is glycine polar or nonpolar

ala

alanine 3 letter code

A

alanine one letter code

alanine

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hydrophobic

is alanine hydrophobic, hydrophilic, or amphiphilic

nonpolar

is alanine polar or nonpolar

pro

proline 3 letter code

p

proline 1 letter code

proline

aa that causes kinks in chains

nonpolar

is proline polar or nonpolar

val

valine three letter code

v

valine one letter code

hydrophobic

is valine hydrophobic, hydrophilic, or amphiphilic

nonpolar

is valine polar or nonpolar

leu

leucine three letter code

L

leucine one letter code

hydrophobic

is leucine hydrophobic, hydrophilic, or amphiphilic

nonpolar

is leucine polar or nonpolar

ile

isoleucine three letter code

i

isoleucine one letter code

proline

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valine

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leucine

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isoleucine

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hydrophobic

is isoleucine hydrophobic, hydrophilic, or amphiphilic

nonpolar

is isoleucine polar or nonpolar

met

methionine three letter code

m

methionine one letter code

hydrophobic

is methionine hydrophobic, hydrophilic, or amphiphilic

nonpolar

is methionine polar or nonpolar

methionine

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phe

phenylalanine three letter code

F

phenylalanine one letter code

hydrophobic

is phenylalanine hydrophobic, hydrophilic, or amphiphilic

phenylalanine

which aa absorbs the least UV radiation

phenylalanine

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tyr

tyrosine three letter code

Y

tyrosine one letter code

hydrophilic

is tyrosine hydrophobic, hydrophilic, or amphiphilic

polar

is tyrosine polar or nonpolar

tyrosine

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trp

tryptophan three letter code

W

tryptophan one letter code

tryptophan

aa that is scarce in most plant proteins

hydrophobic

is tryptophan hydrophobic, hydrophilic, or amphiphilic

tryptophan

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ser

serine three letter code

s

serine one letter code

serine, threonine

carbohydrate covalently links to -OH group (2 aas)

serine

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polar

is serine polar or nonpolar

hydrophilic

is serine hydrophobic, hydrophilic, or amphiphilic

thr

threonine three letter code

T

threonine one letter code

hydrophilic

is threonine hydrophobic, hydrophilic, or amphiphilic

polar

is threonine polar or nonpolar

threonine

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cys

cysteine three letter code

c

cysteine one letter code

hydrophilic

is cysteine hydrophobic, hydrophilic, or amphiphilic

polar

is cysteine polar or nonpolar

cysteine

which aa forms a disulfide bond with itself

cysteine

asn

asparagine three letter code

N

asparagine one letter code

polar

is asparagine polar or nonpolar

hydrophilic

is asparagine hydrophobic, hydrophilic, or amphiphilic

asparagine

carbohydrate covalently links to to -NH group (1 aa)

asparagine

gln

glutamine three letter code

Q

glutamine one letter code

polar

is glutamine polar or nonpolar

hydrophilic

is glutamine hydrophobic, hydrophilic, or amphiphilic

glutamine

lys

lysine three letter code

K

lysine one letter code

hydrophilic

is lysine hydrophobic, hydrophilic, or amphiphilic

lysine

positive

what charge does lysine r group have

arg

arginine three letter code

R

arginine one letter code

hydrophilic

is arginine hydrophobic, hydrophilic, or amphiphilic

positive

what charge does arginine r group have

arginine

his

histidine three letter code

H

histidine one letter code

hydrophilic

is histidine hydrophobic, hydrophilic, or amphiphilic

positive

what charge does histidine r group have

histidine

what aa acts as an acid and a base

base

does lysine act as an acid or a base

base

does arginine act as an acid or a base

histidine

asp

aspartate three letter code

D

aspartate one letter code

acid

does aspartate act as an acid or a base

hydrophilic

is aspartate hydrophobic, hydrophilic, or amphiphilic