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Amino Acids
Molecular Biology
Question | Answer |
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S | Serine, Ser. Polar, uncharged side chain. Hydrophillic. |
G | Glycine, Gly. Nonpolar, uncharged side chain. Hydrphobic. |
A | Alanine, Ala. Nonpolar, uncharged side chain. Hydrophobic. |
K | Lysine Lys. Ionizable side chain. Basic, makes polypeptide more positive. Hydrophillic. |
E | Glutamate, Glu. Ionizable side chain. Acidic, makes polypeptide more negative. Hydrophillic. |
Y | Tyrosine, Tyr. Polar, uncharged side chain. Hydrophillic. |
C | Cysteine, Cys. Polar, uncharged side chain. Hydrophillic. The only AA that can make disulfide bonds capable of creating quaternary structures. |
D | Aspartate, Asp. Ionizable side chain. Acidic, makes polypeptide more negative. Hydrophillic. |
T | Threonine, Thr. Polar, uncharged side chain. Hydrophillic. |
V | Valine, Val. Nonpolar, uncharged side chain. Hydrophobic. |
P | Proline, Pro. Nonpolar, uncharged side chain. Hydrophobic. Its ring rigidifies the polypeptide backbone. Torked. |
R | Arginine, Arg. Ionizable side chain. Basic. Makes polypeptide more positive. Hydrophillic. |
M | Methionine, Met. Nonpolar, uncharged side chain. Hydrophobic. |
Q | Glutamine, Gln. Polar, uncharged side chain.Hydrophillic. |
F | Phenylalanine, Phe. Nonpolar, uncharged side chain. Hydrophobic. |
H | Histidine, His. Ionizable side chain. Basic. Makes polypeptide more positive. Hydrophillic. |
L | Leucine, Leu. Nonpolar, uncharged side chain. Hydrophobic. |
N | Asparagine, Asn. Polar, uncharged side chain. Hydrophillic. |
I | Isoleucine, Ile. Nonpolar, uncharged side chain. Hydrophobic. |
W | Tryptophan, Trp. Nonpolar, uncharged side chain. Hydrophobic. |