Amino Acids

Amino Acid Structures

100

This amino acid has no chiral center

What is Glycine?

200

This amino acid has a methyl group directly attached to an Alpha carbon.

What is Alanine?

300

This amino acid has an isobutyl group attached to an Alpha carbon.

What is Leucine?

400

This amino acid has an isopropyl group attached to an Alpha carbon.

What is Valine?

500

This amino acid has an sec-butyl group attached to an Alpha carbon.

What is Isoleucine?

Amino acids with -CO group

100

Amino acid with a 2 carbon amide

What is Asparagine?

200

Amino acid containing a 2 carbon carboxylate.

What is Aspartate?

300

This amino acid is a 3 carbon amide.

What is Glutamine?

400

AA containing a 3 carbon carboxylate group

What is Glutamate?

500

This amino acid has a primary hydroxyl group. 

What is Serine?

Cyclic Amino Acids

100

This amino acid has a ring attached to the N-terminus.

What is Proline?

200

This amino acid has a benzene ring on its side chain.

What is Phenylalanine?

300

This amino acid has a phenol group as the side chain.

What is Tyrosine?

400

This amino acid has a benzene ring and a 5-ring structure with a nitrogen as its side chain? 

What is Tryptophan?

500

This amino acid has a a cyclic structure with 2 double bonds and 2 nitrogens. 

What is Histidine?

Abbreviations

100

This amino acid has the 3 letter abbreviation: Ala

What is Alanine?

200

This amino acid has the 3 letter abbreviation: Ile 

What is Isoleucine?

300

This amino acid has the 1 letter abbreviation: D

What is Aspartate?

400

This amino acid has the 1 letter abbreviation: F

What is Phenylalanine? 

500

This amino acid has the 1 letter abbreviation: W

What is Tryptophan?

Pka's

100

This functional group is a part of all amino acids and has a pka of 2.34.

What is the c-terminus carboxylic acid?

200

This functional group is a part of all amino acids and has a pka of 9.6.

What is the N-terminus amine?

300

This amino acid's side chain has a pka of 6.

What is Histidine?

400

This amino acid's side chain has a pka of 8.3?

What is Cystine?

500

This amino acid's side chain has a pka of 10.8.

What is Lysine?