Non-polar side chains: “Grandma Always Visits London In

May For Winston’s Party” (G, A, V, L, I, M, F, W, P)

Non-polar side chains:

“Grandma Always Visits London In May For Winston’s Party”

1. Glycine, Gly, G

2. Alanine, Ala, A

3. Valine, Val, V
4. Leucine, Leu, L

5. Isoleucine, Ile, I

6. Methionine, Met, M

7. Phenylalanine, Phe, F

8. Tryptophan, Trp, W

9. Proline, Pro, P

 Arginine is ARRginine, like a pirate :D, so its 1 letter code is R.

 Always pronounce Glutamine as Qlutamine, so its 1 letter code is Q.
 Phenylalanine, the Ph is pronounced like a F, so its 1 letter code is F.
 Some people use AsparDic Acid, so its 1 letter code is D.
 Glutamic Acid simply follows Aspartic Acid with E, one more carbon, one
more letter up.

 These AAs are a little more reaching but still have phonetic connections:

Aspartic Acid D (asparDic)

Asparagine N (asparagiN
Glutamic Acid E (Glu is 3 letter code, so GluE)
Glutamine Q (Qtamine)

 K is lysine (k is the letter right before L in the alphabet, must remember

L stands for leucine)
 D Aspartate / E glutamate  they follow each other in the alphabet
 Y for tYrosine
 3:09 = Threonine
 Phenylalanine - the same as alanine + phenyl group
 structure of Tryptophan sideways the rings form a "W" which is its one
letter abbreviation.
Here's how I memorized what amino acids were in which amino acid group. I
apologize for the corniness and political-incorrect-ness.

Positively Charged

RHK (Arginine, Histidine, Lysine)-Republic of Hong Kong (No communism, good!)

Negatively Charged

ED (Glutamate, Aspartate)-EDucation (As much as we need it, it's sometimes

tedious and hence, negative)

Aromatic R groups

FWY (Phenylalanine, Tryptophan, Tyrosine)-FreeWaY (Abbreviation for freeway,

because they go in circles, hence aromatic)

Polar, uncharged R groups

STQCN (Serine, Threonine, Glutamine, Cysteine, Asparagine)-

STuQ (stuck) in Cartoon Network (The shows on Adult Swim have some pretty
polarizing topics, but usually, they uncharge it with jokes)

Nonpolar, aliphatic R groups

IMLVGAP (Isoleucine, Methionine, Leucine, Valine, Glycine, Alanine, Proline)-

Instant Message the Las VegasGAP (Text them for discounts!)
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