Classification of amino acids | Chemical processes | MCAT | Khan Academy

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To help with the confusion involving the Aromatic Tyrosine and Tryptophan, as well as the Non-Aromatic Methionine; let it be considered that all three are Amphipathic amino acids. This means that they tend to have both polar and non-polar characteristics within their structures. Amphipathic amino acids are often found at the surface of proteins or lipid membranes, which is why they are sometimes classified as polar. However, even though Tyr and Trp have polar groups (-OH and the indol nitrogen), which can H-bond, these AAs are still hydrophobic due to their large hydrocarbon content. Methionine, on the other hand, tends to stay closer to the center of cells because it is mostly non-polar due to having the non-polar hydrocarbons, which is why most of the time you see that it is such. However, it is also weakly polar due to its thioether in the side chain, giving it amphipathic characteristics. *knowing the polarity properties of the groups "within" side chains will help you get a better understanding of amino acids overall characteristics.*

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Great video really helped me understand my text. NOTE: The -CH2 group is missing in the structure of Tyrosine. Thanks!

[@girtonm]

Regarding the drawing of tyrosine, the CH2 group is there para to the hydroxyl; it is represented by an angle in the structure.

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Alcohol groups as side chains make amino acids polar.

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[@MolecularArts]

1:42 This is probably beyond the scope of this video, but the hydrophobic amino acids do interact with water through van der Waals forces. The hydrophobic effect is very complex and involves subtle entropic effects, for example, hydrophobic side-chains force surrounding water molecules to adopt entropically unfavorable "structured" (clathrate cage) configurations.

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[@sciencenerd7639]

Very nice, but I would like to point out that tyrosine really is hydrophobic. This is because, even though it has a hydroxyl, the aromatic portion is so big and bulky that the amino acid is hydrophobic overall.

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[@MolecularArts]

4:36 Tyrosine is also aromatic.

[@JacksonReynolds]

Correct, but I assume she left it out of the group of aromatics due to the polarity conferred to it by its hydroxyl group.

[@rachellarson4777]

I thought that since it had an OH group on the arene structure, it turns the arene and the OH into a phenol group, and phenol groups are defiantly polar.

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[@plantbasednatural2548]

But methionine has a sulphur atom in the side chain so why is it non-polar if the neutral polar amino acids are that way because they have either an oxygen or a sulphur atom in the side chain?

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[@matt.pma.kresnaputra5458]

CAUTION: Tyrosine is NOT considered hydrophilic/polar... the AAMC considers tyrosine as a non-polar/hydrophobic aromatic amino acid

[@babygurll7]

But asparagine and glutamine also have nitrogens in their side chains. From how you explained remembering basic amino acids (by seeing there are nitrogens) shouldn't asparagine and glutamine also be basic ? You skipped over them in your neutral amino acid explanation saying those have oxygens or sulfur.

[@umaranwar2293]

The have nitrogen but to a side not in the straight linear chain that's why not counted. As well as tryptophan has nitrogen but not counted because the aromatic behaviour prevent it to make amino acid basic.

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Isn't Tyrosine aromatic?

[@nathanstumpf]

It is aromatic for sure, but also polar I guess?

[@neechiokwor]

+nathan stumpf Yes that is due to the hydroxyl group it bears.

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[@AmyStylinson]

Right? It's aromatic and it's important that it's classified under aromatic because those 3 contribute to fluorescence

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Hii there ..shouldn't proline be classified under aromatic side chain group?? please tell me..

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[@MolecularArts]

3:00 Glycine is not normally counted among the hydrophobic amino acids. The side-chain is so small (-H) that the properties of the amino and carboxylic acid groups dominate. Pure glycine is highly soluble in water.

[@mygoldentruth]

You're right, at least in near neutral pH (as plasma, or any pH around 3-9) it has both groups charged, thus polar! Nice annotation.

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[@thefenerbahcesk4156]

So hydrophillic will be on the surface of a protein and hydrophobic in the interior?

[@iqrakhan4317]

Depends on the type of protein. If it is water soluble protein hydrophilic amino acids will be on the surface while hydrophobic amino acids will be in interior to maintain the protein structure. If it is membrane surface protein then hydrophobic amino acids will be on the surface and hydrophilic amino acids will be in the interior. So it depends upon the type of protein.

[@Aafiaeh]

my textbook teaches tyrosine as nonpolar aromatic

[@pizzacheeseman2854]

I think cystine is hydrophobic?

[@ecwgct]

What is alkyl? Does it mean alkaline?

[@Rohit_Kumar186]

Alkaline means basic in nature while alkyl is formed when one H is removed from an alkane, Like -CH3 is alkyl group( 1 H has been removed from methane i.e CH4) and is called methyl. And that is how you proceeed to other alkanes

[@cat5220]

What about glycine?

[@GodlovesAmerica07]

Methionine has sulfur in its side chain. Shouldn't it be polar? Pls clarify

[@iiii7982]

+GodlovesAmerica07 I simplify the real fact, but consider the S is central in methionine' side chain and does not move the electric barycentre.

[@Awesiim]

The sulfur in methionine has methyl's on each side, so the dipoles cancel out. In Cysteine the sulfur only has one methyl and has a net dipole

[@manohad5]

We learnt that there are 5 types of aminoacids Posetive Negative Polar nonPolar and Aromatic can one amino acid be in 2 groups ? because Serine according to you is Polar but it also have charge so not sure wheather i should put it as posetive\ or polar help please ?

[@stavroskar9740]

I dont get how aminoacids with oxygen are acidic whereas those with nitrogen are basic, since both elements are electronegative.

[@michaelmorgan-ellcessor5221]

Oxygen is more likely to give away protons in the form of a positively charged hydrogen making it more of an acid. Nitrogen however usually receives this proton making it basic. It is helpful to memorize that acids tend to give away protons while bases like to receive them. I hope this helped.

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[@Jerseygirltrader24]

IMHO, the way she explains the basic aa is not very accurate. Trp has N on the side chain, but it’s non polar. Gln has N on the side chain, but it makes an amide, so it’s polar neutral.

[@liamjacques1910]

Good video, but the explanations and groupings aren't entirely correct.

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Why is it that in some places Cysteine is Nonpolar and in other places they say it's Polar? ughh which is it

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Appriciate the work, but this video has a lot of small damning mistakes which makes it counterproductive and leads to us students having to spend a lot of time looking things up.

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isn't histidine aromatic?

[@MolecularArts]

1:05 There are 21 proteinogenic amino acids in most organisms! The 21st is selenocysteine.

[@jordanhaynes1110]

so I have to Drink a protein sub because I have pku but in the ingredients it says like L-this and L-that any ideas what those are

[@unamed5555]

+jordan haynes its in reference to sterochemistry of the molecule itself. L-amino acids are the ones that we use in our body and most commonly found in nature. Someone with PKU should not have to worry about the L- prefixes.

[@whatever1617]

cysteine and tyrone are hydrophobic

[@mygoldentruth]

Lehninger refers to cysteine as polar, thus hydrophilic. But yes, tyrosine is actually nonpolar as far as I know.

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This is how to classify amino acids. Lol I can't memorize the actual 20 Amino acids

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[@redwithstyle]

This video has an error. The amino acids that are basic are basic because the side chain Nitrogens have a lone pair that they can DONATE. It’s not willing to accept electrons and if it were it would be acidic.

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Isn't Glycine hydrophilic and cysteine hydrophobic

[@jsowels19]

+j edbom looked it up and no glycine is non polar and hydrophobic cysteine is neutral and hydrophilic

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