Amino Acids Flashcards
40 cards · EN → EN · Science
All 20 standard amino acids with one-letter codes, three-letter codes, and side-chain chemical properties. Built for biology and biochemistry students learning protein structure fundamentals.
This page covers Amino Acids — Codes & Side Chains: 40 flashcards in the science category. Cards are oriented around the EN → EN language pair, so each prompt trains recognition in the direction you actually need. Difficulty is tagged intermediate, so you can expect a intermediate-friendly progression rather than a random dump of trivia.
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First 20 cards from this deck (front / back).
| # | Front | Back |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alanine | A / Ala — nonpolar, aliphatic (methyl side chain) |
| 2 | A / Ala | Alanine — nonpolar, aliphatic |
| 3 | Arginine | R / Arg — positively charged (basic), guanidino group |
| 4 | R / Arg | Arginine — positively charged (basic) |
| 5 | Asparagine | N / Asn — polar, uncharged (amide) |
| 6 | N / Asn | Asparagine — polar, uncharged |
| 7 | Aspartic acid (Aspartate) | D / Asp — negatively charged (acidic) |
| 8 | D / Asp | Aspartic acid — negatively charged (acidic) |
| 9 | Cysteine | C / Cys — polar; thiol group can form disulfide bonds |
| 10 | C / Cys | Cysteine — polar; can form disulfide bridges |
| 11 | Glutamine | Q / Gln — polar, uncharged (amide) |
| 12 | Q / Gln | Glutamine — polar, uncharged |
| 13 | Glutamic acid (Glutamate) | E / Glu — negatively charged (acidic) |
| 14 | E / Glu | Glutamic acid — negatively charged (acidic) |
| 15 | Glycine | G / Gly — nonpolar; smallest side chain (hydrogen only) |
| 16 | G / Gly | Glycine — nonpolar; smallest amino acid |
| 17 | Histidine | H / His — positively charged (basic); imidazole side chain |
| 18 | H / His | Histidine — positively charged (basic) |
| 19 | Isoleucine | I / Ile — nonpolar, aliphatic, branched |
| 20 | I / Ile | Isoleucine — nonpolar, branched aliphatic |
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