How many nonpolar amino acids are there?
11
How many polar amino acids?
9
Major features of nonpolar, hydrophobic amino acids?
H side chain, ch3 side chain, branched chain hydrocarbon, aromatic rings, sulfur atom, and imino acid
Glycine (R major feat., interaction, group?)
H side chain, hydrophobic, nonpolar
Alanine (R major feat., interaction, group?)
Ch3 side chain, hydrophobic, nonpolar
Branched chain hydrocarbon, hydrophobic, nonpolar
Valine, leucine, isoleucine
Methionine (R major feat., interaction, group?)
Sulfur atom, hydrophobic, nonpolar
Phenylalanine (R major feat., interaction, group?)
Ring, hydrophobic, nonpolar
Tryptophan (R major feat., interaction, group?)
Ring, hydrophobic, nonpolar
Proline (R major feat., interaction, group?)
Imino acid, hydrophobic, nonpolar
3 types of polar amino acids?
Uncharged, acidic (negative) charged, basic (positive) charged
Hydroxyl group, h bonds, uncharged polar
Serine, threonine, tyrosine
Uncharged polar, h bonds, carboxamide group
Asparagine and glutamine
Cysteine (R major feat., interaction, group?)
Sulfhydryl group (SH), h bonds and disulfide bonds, uncharged polar
Acidic charged polar, h and ionic bonds, carboxyl group
Aspartic and glutamic acid
Basic charged polar, h and ionic bonds, basic group
Histidine, lysine, arginine