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20 Cards in this Set
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Glycine
Gly G |
Nonpolar Aliphatic
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Contributes little to hydrophobicity
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Alanine
Ala A |
Nonpolar Aliphatic
Hydrophobic |
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Proline
Pro P |
Nonpolar Aliphatic
Hydrophobic |
rigid structure; limited conformations
(secondary amino acid) |
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Valine
Val V |
Nonpolar Aliphatic
Hydrophobic |
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Leucine
Leu L |
Nonpolar Aliphatic
Hydrophobic |
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Isoleucine
Ile I |
Nonpolar Aliphatic
Hydrophobic |
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Methionine
Met M |
Nonpolar Aliphatic
Hydrophobic |
Thioesther Group Contributes To Stable Structure
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Serine
Ser S |
Polar Uncharged
Hydrophilic |
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Threonine
Thr T |
Polar Uncharged
Hydrophilic |
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Cysteine
Cys C |
Polar Uncharged
Hydrophilic |
2 can form a disulfide bond
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Asparagine
Asn N |
Polar Uncharged
Hydrophilic |
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Glutamine
Gln Q |
Polar Uncharged
Hydrophilic |
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Aspartate
Asp D |
Polar Charged (at pH 7)
negatively charged (acidic) Hydrophilic Ionic |
AKA aspartic acid
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Glutamate
Glu E |
Polar Charged (at pH 7)
negatively charged (acidic) Hydrophilic Ionic |
AKA glutamic acid
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Histidine
His H |
Polar Charged (at pH 7)
positively charged (basic) Hydrophilic Ionic |
(contains imidazole group)
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Lysine
Lys K |
Polar Charged (at pH 7)
positively charged (basic) Hydrophilic Ionic |
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Arginine
Arg R |
Polar Charged (at pH 7)
positively charged (basic) Hydrophilic Ionic |
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Phenylalanine
Phe F |
Nonpolar Aromatic
Hydrophobic |
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Tyrosine
Tyr Y |
Nonpolar Aromatic
Hydrophobic (but can exhibit hydrophilic nature) |
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Tryptophan
Trp W |
Nonpolar Aromatic
Hydrophobic (but can exhibit hydrophilic nature) |
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