Question
This amino acid is ____.
Answer
This amino acid is AsparagiNe, ASN, N: Polar Uncharged Aliphatic.
Polar Neutral
Related to Asparagine, as the both have same C# and same carbonyl but instead of the -OH group that would be present in Aspartatic Acid (the form before ionization into Aspartate-), the Asparagine would have an amine in place of it.
Asparagine (uncharged) is a protein amino acid, and is synthesized from aspartic acid (acidic) and glutamine (uncharged).
Glutamine is just a longer Asparagine. Similarly, Glutamate is just a longer Asapartate. The Glutam- counterparts seem to be longer than their Asp- counterparts here.
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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A ____ sense RNA strand is itself an mRNA and can be translated directly into DNA.
A positive sense RNA strand is itself an mRNA and can be translated ____ into DNA.
This amino acid is ____.
This amino acid is Glycine, GLY, G: Nonpolar Aliphatic.
This amino acid is ____.
This amino acid is Alanine, ALA, A: Nonpolar Aliphatic.