Mcat Biochemistry: Amino Acids Flashcards ionicons-v5-c

1)Valine (V) 2)Isoleucine (I) 3)Proline (P) 4)Glycine (G) 5)Alanine (A) 6)Leucine (L) 7)Tryptophan (W) 8) Phenylalanine (F)

What are the NONPOLAR Amino Acids? (8)

1)Methionine (M) 2)Threonine (T) 3)Asparagine (N) 4)Glutamine (Q) 5)Cysteine (C) 6)Serine (S) 7)Tyrosine (Y)

What are the POLAR Amino Acids? (7)

1)Glutamate (E) 2)Aspartate (D)

What are the ACIDIC Amino Acids? (2)

1)Arginine (R) 2)Histidine (H) 3)Lysine (K)

What are the BASIC Amino Acids? (3)

Gly, G

Nomenclature for Glycine?

Ala, A

Nomenclature for Alanine?

Ser, S

Nomenclature for Serine?

Thr, T

Nomenclature for Threonine?

Cys, C

Nomenclature for Cysteine?

Val, V

Nomenclature for Valine?

Leu, L

Nomenclature for Leucine?

Ile, I

Nomenclature for Isoleucine?

Met, M

Nomenclature for Methionine?

Pro, P

Nomenclature for Proline?

Phe, F

Nomenclature for Phenylalanine?

Tyr, Y

Nomenclature for Tyrosine?

Trp, W

Nomenclature for Tryptophan?

Asp, D

Nomenclature for Aspartate?

Glu, E

Nomenclature for Glutamate?

Asn, N

Nomenclature for Asparagine?

Gln, Q

Nomenclature for Glutamine?

His, H

Nomenclature for Histidine?

Lys, K

Nomenclature for Lysine?

Arg, R

Nomenclature for Arginine?