Biochemistry Chapter 2

Front 1

All amino acids are what type of isomers?

Back 1

L-isomers

Front 2

Define Chirality

Back 2

Carbon is bonded to 4 different groups - nothing can be the same

Front 3

Name the 5 different side chain types

Back 3

Polar

Non-Polar

Aromatic

Positively charged

Negatively charged

Front 4

Amino acids can act as What? (2 things)

Back 4

Weak acid

Weak base

Front 5

Which Amino acids are Non-Polar aliphatic?

Back 5

Glycine

Calamine

Proline

Valine

Leucine

Isoleucine

Methionine

Front 6

What are the 3 branching Amino acids?

Back 6

Valine

Leucine

Isoleucine

Front 7

Which Amino Acid is Achiral?

Back 7

Glycine

Front 8

What is the basic structure of an Amino Acid?

Back 8

Front 9

Alanine

Back 9

Front 10

Glycine

Back 10

Front 11

Proline

Back 11

Front 12

Valine

Back 12

Front 13

Leucine

Back 13

Front 14

Isoleucine

Back 14

Front 15

Methionine

Back 15

Front 16

What Amino acids are part of the aromatic group?

Back 16

Phenylalanine

Tyrosine

Tryptophan

Front 17

What Amino acids are in the polar group?

Back 17

Serine

Threonine

Cysteine

Asparagine

Glutamine

Front 18

What Amino acids are part of the positively charged group?

Back 18

Lysine

Arginine

Histidine

Front 19

What Amino acids are part of the negatively charged group?

Back 19

Aspartate

Glutamate

Front 20

What 3 Amino acids contain a hydroxyl group?

Back 20

Serine

Threonine

Tyrosine

Front 21

What Amino acids contain a sulfur?

Back 21

Cysteine

Methionine

Front 22

What type of linkage do two sulfhydryl groups form?

Back 22

Disulfide linkage

Front 23

Which Amino acids contain amide groups?

Back 23

Asparagine

Glutamine

Front 24

Between which Amino acid does a disulfide bond occur?

Back 24

Cysteine

Front 25

What is a zwitterion?

Back 25

Acts as either an acid (proton donor)

Or a base (proton acceptor)

Front 26

Define amphoteric

Back 26

Both acidic and basic

Front 27

Which Amino acids are basic?

Back 27

Lysine

Arginine

Histidine

Front 28

Which Amino acids are acidic?

Back 28

Aspartate

Glutamate

Front 29

Define isoelectric

Back 29

Net charge is 0

Front 30

Phenylalanine

Back 30

Front 31

Tyrosine

Back 31

Front 32

Tryptophan

Back 32

Front 33

Serine

Back 33

Front 34

Threonine

Back 34

Front 35

Cysteine

Back 35

Front 36

Asparagine

Back 36

Front 37

Glutamine

Back 37

Front 38

Lysine

Back 38

Front 39

Arginine

Back 39

Front 40

Aspartate

Back 40

Front 41

Histidine

Back 41

Front 42

Glutamate

Back 42