BIOC 201 AMINO ACIDS AND REQUIRED STRUCTURES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What is the mnemonic for the group of non-polar side chain amino acids?
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What is the mnemonic for the group of polar side chain amino acids?
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What is the mnemonic for the group of electrically charged side-chain amino
acids?
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What amino acids have non-polar side chains?
Glycine, Alanine, Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine, Methionine, Phenylalanine,
Tryptophan, and Proline
What amino acids have polar side chains?
Serine, Threonine, Cysteine, Tyrosine, Asparagine, and Glutamine
What amino acids have electrically charged side chains?
Aspartate/Glutamate ~ Acidic

Lysine, Arginine, and Histidine ~ Basic
What is the three letter sequence and draw the structure of glycine
Gly




What is the three letter sequence and draw the structure of alanine

, Ala




What is the three letter sequence and draw the structure of valine
Val




What is the three letter sequence and draw the structure of leucine
Leu




What is the three letter sequence and draw the structure of isoleucine
Ile




What is the three letter sequence and draw the structure of methionine
Met




What is the three letter sequence and draw the structure of phenylalanine