Amino Acid Structures
Amino acids with
-CO group
Cyclic Amino Acids
Abbreviations
Pka's
100
This amino acid has no chiral center
What is Glycine?
100
Amino acid with a 2 carbon amide
What is Asparagine?
100

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

What is Proline?

100

This amino acid has the 3 letter abbreviation: Ala

What is Alanine?

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 amino acid has a methyl group directly attached to an Alpha carbon.
What is Alanine?
200

Amino acid containing a 2 carbon carboxylate.

What is Aspartate?

200

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

What is Phenylalanine?

200

This amino acid has the 3 letter abbreviation: Ile 

What is Isoleucine?

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 has an isobutyl group attached to an Alpha carbon.
What is Leucine?
300
This amino acid is a 3 carbon amide.
What is Glutamine?
300

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

What is Tyrosine?

300

This amino acid has the 1 letter abbreviation: D

What is Aspartate?

300

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

What is Histidine?

400
This amino acid has an isopropyl group attached to an Alpha carbon.
What is Valine?
400

AA containing a 3 carbon carboxylate group

What is Glutamate?

400

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

What is Tryptophan?

400

This amino acid has the 1 letter abbreviation: F

What is Phenylalanine? 

400

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

What is Cystine?

500
This amino acid has an sec-butyl group attached to an Alpha carbon.
What is Isoleucine?
500

This amino acid has a primary hydroxyl group. 

What is Serine?

500

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

What is Histidine?

500

This amino acid has the 1 letter abbreviation: W

What is Tryptophan?

500

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

What is Lysine?