What are your best amino acid mnemonics?! Any and all are helpful.
What I've found online:
PVT TIM HALL (pronounced private tim hall) - essential amino acids
GAVLIMP - nonpolar
STAGCyST - polar
His Lys Ar basic (pronounced his lies are basic) - basic amino acids
STs drink too! (pronounced saints drink too) - serine and threonine are OH groups
Amino Acid Mnemonics
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NS_Tutor_Will
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Re: Amino Acid Mnemonics
Hi k80j,
One that you can use to get even more specific with the non-polar amino acids:
VI(P) GAL ("she is a VIP GAL") - non-polar, aliphatic amino acids (Note that Proline doesn't neatly fit into aliphatic or aromatic categories. You usually see it listed with the aliphatic group, though.)
Good luck!
Will
P.S. I love "his lies are basic" -- hadn't seen that one before!
One that you can use to get even more specific with the non-polar amino acids:
VI(P) GAL ("she is a VIP GAL") - non-polar, aliphatic amino acids (Note that Proline doesn't neatly fit into aliphatic or aromatic categories. You usually see it listed with the aliphatic group, though.)
Good luck!
Will
P.S. I love "his lies are basic" -- hadn't seen that one before!