Set: 20 amino acids

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TermDefinition
MethionineM
AlanineA
GlycineG
IsoleucineI
CysteineC
PhenylalanineF
TryptophanW
ValineV
LeucineL
ProlineP
AsparagineN
GlutamineQ
SerineS
ThreonineT
TyrosineY
ArginineR
LysineK
HistidineH
Aspartic AcidD
Glutamic AcidE
Methionine - 3lettersMet
Alanine - 3lettersAla
Glycine - 3letterGly
Isoleucine - 3letterIle
Cysteine - 3letterCys
Phenylalanine - 3letterPhe
Tryptophan - 3letterTrp
Valine - 3letterVal
Leucine - 3letterLeu
Proline - 3letterPro
Asparagine - 3letterAsn
Glutamine - 3letterGln
Serine - 3letterSer
Threonine - 3letterThr
Tyrosine - 3letterTyr
Arginine - 3letterArg
Lysine - 3letterLys
Histidine - 3letterHis
Aspartic Acid - 3letterAsp
Glutamic Acid - 3letterGlu
Methionine - polarityno charge; nonpolar (1/10)
Alanine - polarityno charge; nonpolar (2/10)
Glycine - polarityno charge; nonpolar (3/10)
Isoleucine - polarityno charge; nonpolar (4/10)
Cysteine - polarityno charge; nonpolar (5/10)
Phenylalanine - polarityno charge; nonpolar (6/10)
Tryptophan - polarityno charge; nonpolar (7/10)
Valine - polarityno charge; nonpolar (8/10)
Leucine - polarityno charge; nonpolar (9/10)
Proline - polarityno charge; nonpolar (10/10)
Asparagine - polarityno charge; polar (1/5)
Glutamine - polarityno charge; polar (2/5)
Serine - polarityno charge; polar (3/5)
Threonine - polarityno charge; polar (4/5)
Tyrosine - polarityno charge; polar (5/5)
Arginine - polaritypositive; polar (1/3) more basic than the other 2
Lysine - polaritypositive; polar (2/3)
Histidine - polaritypositive; polar (3/3) basic depending on pH
Aspartic Acid - polaritynegative; polar (1/2)
Glutamic Acid - polaritynegative; polar (2/2)

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Created July 13, 2009
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Subject cell biology
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The nomenclature for the 20 amino acids (1 and 3 letters) and their polarity.

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  1. Valine - polarity no charge; nonpolar (8/10) - 3 misses
  2. Glycine - polarity no charge; nonpolar (3/10) - 2 misses
  3. Tryptophan W - 2 misses
  4. Leucine - polarity no charge; nonpolar (9/10) - 2 misses
  5. Glutamic Acid - polarity negative; polar (2/2) - 2 misses
  6. Lysine - polarity positive; polar (2/3) - 2 misses
  7. Asparagine - polarity no charge; polar (1/5) - 2 misses