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CHM360 Amino Acid Who Am I

Total questions: 6

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Provides the least amount of steric hindrance in proteins

a)

G

b)

A

c)

I

d)

L

e)

K

2.

Positively charged at physiological pH

a)

Lysine

b)

glutamate

c)

aspartate

d)

asparagine

3.

aromatic R group, neutral at any pH

a)

phenylalanine only

b)

tryptophan only

c)

tyrosine only

d)

phenylalanine and tryptophan

e)

phenylalanine and tyrosine

4.

Saturated hydrocarbon R group; important in hydrophobic interactions

a)

His

b)

Asn

c)

Gln

d)

Ile

5.

The only amino acid having an R group with a pKa near 7, important in the active site of some enzymes

a)

Lys

b)

His

c)

Arg

d)

Tyr

6.

The only amino acid with a substituted alpha amino group, influences protein folding by turning a bond in the chain.

a)

F

b)

A

c)

G

d)

P