Proteins & Amino Acids

Protein Facts

100

The basic building block of proteins

What is an amino acid?

200

functional group nitrogen on amino acid 

NH₂

300

Functional group that changes depending on which amino acid is under consideration

R- group

400

A chemical element that is found in proteins but NOT in carbohydrates and fats.

What is nitrogen?

500

Carbon functional group on an amino acid

COOH

protein 1 &3 letter codes

100

Alanine

Ala, A

200

Aspargine

Asn, N

300

Arganine

Arg, R

400

Aspartic acid

Asp, D

500

Cysteine

Cys, C

protein 1 &3 letter codes

100

Glutamic Acid

Glu, E

200

Glutamine

Gln, Q

300

Glycine

gly G

400

Histidine

His, H

500

Isoleucine

Ile, I

protein 1 &3 letter codes

100

Methionine

met M

200

Phenylalanine

phe F

300

Proline

pro P

400

Tyrosine

tyr Y

500

Tryptophan

Trp W

Amino Acids

100

The number of different amino acids.

What is 20?

200

Proteins are a component of these which speed up chemical reactions.

What are enzymes?

300

To be used as an energy source, amino acids must first be deaminated a process where this is removed.

What is nitrogen?

400

Beta pleated sheets are an example of 

secondary structure

500

Primary reaction to attach amino acids together

Dehydration reaction