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BIOC Amino Acids
MTA BIOC 1001 Amino Acid Knowledge and Structures
Question | Answer |
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What is the one letter and three letter shortcut for Glycine? | G, Gly. |
What is the one letter and three letter shortcut for Alanine? | A, Ala. |
What is the one letter and three letter shortcut for Valine? | V, Val. |
What is the one letter and three letter shortcut for Leucine? | L, Leu. |
What is the one letter and three letter shortcut for Isoleucine? | I, Ile. |
What is the one letter and three letter shortcut for Methionine? | M, Met. |
What is the one letter and three letter shortcut for Phenylalanine? | F, Phe. |
What is the one letter and three letter shortcut for Tryptophan? | W, Trp. |
What is the one letter and three letter shortcut for Proline? | P, Pro. |
What is the one letter and three letter shortcut for Serine? | S, Ser. |
What is the one letter and three letter shortcut for Threonine? | T, Thr. |
What is the one letter and three letter shortcut for Cysteine? | C, Cys. |
What is the one letter and three letter shortcut for Tyrosine? | Y, Tyr. |
What is the one letter and three letter shortcut for Asparagine? | N, Asn. |
What is the one letter and three letter shortcut for Glutamine? | Q, Gln. |
What is the one letter and three letter shortcut for Aspartate/Aspartic Acid? | D, Asp. |
What is the one letter and three letter shortcut for Glutamate/Glutamic Acid? | E, Glu. |
What is the one letter and three letter shortcut for Lysine? | K, Lys. |
What is the one letter and three letter shortcut for Arginine? | R, Arg. |
What is the one letter and three letter shortcut for Histidine? | H, His. |
What kind of side chain (R group) does Glycine have? | Nonpolar, Aliphatic. |
What kind of side chain (R group) does Alanine have? | Nonpolar, Aliphatic. |
What kind of side chain (R group) does Valine have? | Nonpolar, Aliphatic. |
What kind of side chain (R group) does Leucine have? | Nonpolar, Aliphatic. |
What kind of side chain (R group) does Isoleucine have? | Nonpolar, Aliphatic. |
What kind of side chain (R group) does Proline have ? | Nonpolar. |
What kind of side chain (R group) does Methionine have? | Nonpolar. |
What kind of side chain (R group) does Phenylalanine have? | Nonpolar, Aromatic. |
What kind of side chain (R group) does Tyrosine have? | Nonpolar, Aromatic. |
What kind of side chain (R group) does Tryptophan have? | Nonpolar, Aromatic. |
What kind of side chain (R group) does Serine have? | Polar. |
What kind of side chain (R group) does Cysteine have? | Polar. |
What kind of side chain (R group) does Threonine have? | Polar. |
What kind of side chain (R group) does Asparagine have? | Polar. |
What kind of side chain (R group) does Glutamine have? | Polar. |
What kind of side chain (R group) does Histidine have? | Polar, positively charged. (basic) |
What kind of side chain (R group) does Lysine have? | Polar, positively charged. (basic) |
What kind of side chain (R group) does Arginine have? | Polar, positively charged. (basic) |
What kind of side chain (R group) does Aspartic Acid have? | Polar, negatively charged. (acidic) |
What kind of side chain (R group) does Glutamic Acid have? | Polar, negatively charged. (acidic) |
Which kind of amino acids have uncharged, bulky side chains and are hydrophobic? | Non Polar Amino Acids. |
Which kind of amino acids have side chains with dipoles, can form hydrogen bonds in water, and are hydrophilic? | Polar Amino Acids. |
Which kind of amino acids have side chains with ionic charges at physiologic pH? | Charged Amino Acids. |
What are functional groups? | The specific groupings of atoms within molecules that have their own characteristics properties. |
What is the NH2/NH3 of an amino acid? | The amino group. |
What is the COOH/COO- of an amino acid? | The carboxylic acid (carboxyl) group. |
What distinguishes one amino acid from another? | The side chain/R group. |