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Amino Acid classification
Grouping AAs into Nonpolar, Polar, Basic and Acidic
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Physiology
Graduate
09/08/2011

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Term
Basic Amino Acids
Definition

Lysine-->pH of 10.5

Arginine-->pH of 12.5

Histidine

Term
Acidic Amino Acids
Definition

Aspartic Acids-->pH of 3.6

Glutamic Acid--> pH of 4.3

Term
Uncharged Polar Amino Acids
Definition

Aspargine

Glutamate

Targets for Phosphorylation

Serine

Threonine

Tyrosine--precursor to

thyroid hormone

Term
Non-polar Amino Acids
Definition

Important in Disulfide Bonds

Methionine--1st in protein synthesis

Cysteine

 

Tryptophan-precursor for neurotransmitters

Proline-introduces kinks & reduces flexibility

Alanine

Phenylalanine

Valine

Glycine

Term
Methionine
Definition
1st in protein synthesis, important for disulfide bonds, non-polar
Term
Cysteine
Definition
important for disulfide bonds, non-polar
Term
Tryptophan
Definition
Precursor for neurotransmitters, non-polar
Term
Proline
Definition
Introduces kinks & reduces flexibility, non-polar
Term

Alanine

Valine

Phenylalanine

Glycine

Definition
Non-polar Amino Acids
Term

Aspargine

Glutamate

Definition
Uncharged, Polar Amino Acids
Term

Serine

Threonine

Definition

Targets for phosphorylation

(leads to regulation of proteins),

uncharged, non-polar

 

Term
Tyrosine
Definition

Target for phosphorylation

(leads to regulation of proteins),

precurson to thyroid hormone,

uncharged, non-polar

Term
Aspartic Acid
Definition
Acidic Amino Acid
Term
Glutamic Acid
Definition
Acidic Amino Acid
Term
Lysine
Definition
Basic Amino Acid
Term
Arginine
Definition
Basic Amino Acid
Term
Histidine
Definition
Basic Amino Acid
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