Biochemistry · Chapter 1: Amino Acids, Peptides, & Proteins

Question

Positively Charged (Basic) Amino Acids:
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Answer

Positively Charged (Basic) Amino Acids:
Histidine
Arginine
Lysine
9
0
0
0
Positively Charged (Basic) Amino Acids: H istidine A rginine L ysine 9 0 0 0
Mnemonic: HAL 9000 is a very positive (+) fictional artificial intelligence character and the main antagonist in Arthur C. Clarke's Space Odyssey series. (Side note: I have not watched this movie nor do I endorse it my any means. It is simply a mnemonic from that image below.)
Mnemonic #2: His Lies Are Basic
Note: Though the following visual is helpful, it is misleading to label methionine under the 'polar, uncharged' category. Also do not condone the 'ass***' mnemonic.

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