Amino Acids

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Flash cards testing the structure, acid/neutral/basic and hydrophobic/hydrophilic/Amphiphilic properties of the amino acids.
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Aspartic acid (asp) -CH2COO (-ve). Hydrophilic. Acidic
Glutamic acid (glu) -CH2CH2COO (-ve). Hydrophilic. Acidic
Tyrosine (tyr) -CH2-Benzene Ring-OH. Hydrophilic. Neutral/acidic
Cysteine (cys) -CH2SH. Hydrophilic. Neutral/acidic
Asparagine (asp) -CH2CONH2. Hydrophilic. Neutral
Glutamine (glN) -CH2CH2CONH2. Hydrophilic. Neutral
Serine (ser) -CH2OH. Hydrophilic. Neutral
Threonine (thr) -CH(OH)CH3. Hydrophilic. Neutral
Histidine (his)
Lysine (lys) -CH2CH2CH2CH2NH3 (+ve). Hydrophilic. Basic
Hydroxylysine (hyd) -CH2CH2CH(OH)CH2NH3 (+ve). Hydrophilic. Basic
Arginine (arg)
Tryptophan (try)
Glycine (gly) -H. Amphiphilic
Alanine (ala) -CH3. Amphiphilic
Phenylalanine (phe) -CH2-Benzene Ring. Hydrophobic
Valine (val) -CH(CH3)2. Hydrophobic
Leucine (leu) -CH2CH(CH3)2. Hydrophobic
Isoleucine (ile) -CH(CH3)CH2CH3. Hydrophobic
Methionine (met) -CH2CH2SCH3. Hydrophobic
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