1Amino Acid Composition
Amino group, carboxyl group, hydrogen, r group
2Which amino acid has an R configuration and why?
cysteine becuase of sulfhydryl group
3nonpolar acronym for amino acids
FAMIL VW PG
4Aromatic amino acids
F, W, Y
5What does an aromatic do? Trp and Tyr?
Absorbs light at 280 nm
6What amino acids can react with ATP?
serine, threonine, tyrosine
7Characteristics of glycine
non-chiral and found in surface of proteins
8Characteristics of proline
imno acid and found in surface of proteins
921st and 22nd amino acid
selenocysteine and pyrrolysine
10Characteristics of selenocysteine
Selenium replaces sulfur in cysteine
11Characteristics of pyrrolysine
additional group in side chain of lysine
12L vs D
counterclockwise vs clockwise for CORN
13Fischer Projection Horizontal vs Vertical
H is towards vs H is away