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22 Cards in this Set
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Glycine
Gly, G |
aliphatic side chain
nonpolar |
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Alanine
Ala, A |
aliphatic side chain
nonpolar |
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Valine
Val, V |
aliphatic side chain
nonpolar |
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Leucine
Leu, L |
aliphatic side chain
nonpolar |
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Isoleucine
Ile, I |
aliphatic side chain
nonpolar |
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Proline
Pro, P |
aliphatic cyclic chain
not adverse to water |
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Serine
Ser, S |
Aliphatic hydroxyl side chain
hydroxylated version of alanine polar |
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Threonine
Thr, T |
Aliphatic hydroxyl side chain
hydroxylated version of valine polar |
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Phenylalanine
Phe, F |
aromatic side chain
nonpolar |
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Tyrosine
Tyr,Y |
aromatic side chain
polar |
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Tryptophan
Trp, W |
aromatic side chain
nonpolar |
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Cysteine
Cys, C |
sulfur containing side chain
hydrophobic highly reactive, forms disulfide links |
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Methionine
Met, M |
sulfur containing side chain
nonpolar |
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Lysine
Lys, K |
basic side chain
positively charged at neutral pH |
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Arginine
Arg, R |
basic side chain
positively charged at neutral pH |
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Histidine
His, H |
basic side chain
changes from charged to uncharged often found at active site of enzymes, catalyzes reaction |
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Aspartate
Asp, D |
acidic side chain
almost always negatively charged |
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Glutamate
Glu, E |
acidic side chain
almost always negatively charged |
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Henderson-Hasselbach Equation
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pH=pKa+log([A-]/[HA])
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What links amino acids?
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peptide bonds
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Asparagine
Asn, N |
Uncharged form of Asp
polar |
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Glutamine
Gln, Q |
Uncharged form of Glu
polar |
