Lesson 2: Proteins

• Identify the following amino acids

  A) glycine

  B) alanine

  C) valine

  D) leucine

  E) metionine

  F) isoleucine

  G) serine

  H) threonine

  I) cysteine

  J) proline

  K) asparagine

  L) glutamine

  M) phenylalanine

  N) tyrosine

  O) tryptophan

  P) lysine

  Q) arginine

  R) histidine

  S) aspartate

  T) glutamate

  
• • Phenylalanine: F
  • Tyrosine: Y
  • Tryptophan: W
  • Aspartate: D
  • Glutamate: E
  • Lysine: K
  • Arginine: R
  • Asparagine: N
  • Glutamine: Q
• Nonpolar Aliphatic Amino Acids:

  • Glycine
  • Alanine
  • Valine
  • Leucine
  • Isoleucine
  • Methionine
  • Proline
• Polar Uncharged Amino Acids:

  • Serine
  • Threonine
  • Cysteine
  • Asparagine
  • Glutamine
• Negatively Charged (Acidic) Amino Acids:

  • Aspartate
  • Glutamate
• Positively Charged (Basic) Amino Acids:

  • Lysine
  • Histidine
  • Arginine
• Aromatic Amino Acids:

  • Phenylalanine
  • Tyrosine
  • Tryptophan