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LS1A: 20 Amino Acids - Structures With Pictures
Harvard Life Sciences Final Exam
20
Biology
Undergraduate 1
10/10/2009

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Alanine

Ala

A

 

Non-polar

not ionizable

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Definition

Arginine

Arg

R

 

Basic

ionizable

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Definition

Asparagine

Asn

N

 

Polar

not ionizable

Term
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Definition

Aspartate

Asp

D

 

Acid

ionizable

Term
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Definition

Cysteine

Cys

C

 

Polar

ionizable

Term
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Definition

Glutamate

Glu

E

 

Acid

ionizable

Term
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Definition

Glutamine

Gln

Q

 

Polar

not ionizable

Term
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Definition

Glycine

Gly

G

 

Important for protein structure (non-chiral)

not ionizable

Term
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Definition

Histidine

His

H

 

Basic

ionizable

Term
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Definition

Isoleucine

Ile

I

 

Non-polar

not ionizable

Term
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Definition

Leucine

Leu

L

 

Nonpolar

not ionizable

Term
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Definition

Lysine

Lys

K

 

Basic

ionizable

Term
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Definition

Methionine

Met

M

 

Non-polar

not ionizable

Term
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Definition

Phenylalanine

Phe

F

 

Aromatic non-polar

not ionizable

Term
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Definition

Proline

Pro

P

 

Non-polar

not ionizable

Term
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Definition

Serine

Ser

S

 

Polar

ionizable

Term
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Definition

Threonine

Thr

T

 

Polar

ionizable

Term
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Definition

Tryptophan

Trp

W

 

Aromatic

Non-ionizable

Term
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Definition

Tyrosine

Tyr

Y

 

Aromatic Polar

Ionizable

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Definition

Valine

Val

V

 

Non-polar

Non-ionizable

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