The Amino Acids Song

When it comes to amino acids

There are basically four types

Acidic, basic, nonpolar, 'n' polar

(Nonpolar)

Glycine, alanine, valine, leucine

Isoleucine, methionine

Phenylalanine, tryptophan, and proline

(Polar)

Serine, threonine, cysteine, 'n' tyrosine

Asparagine, glutamine

And the other five monomers are electrically charged (electrically charged, babe!)

They make structural proteins (storage proteins)

Transport proteins (hormonal proteins)

Receptor proteins (contractor proteins)

Defensor proteins (enzymatic proteins)

Structural proteins (storage proteins)

Transport proteins (hormonal proteins)

Receptor proteins (contractor proteins)

Defensor proteins (enzymatic proteins)

The carboxyl groups on the side chain

Identify two as acidic

Aspartic acid and glutamic acid

The final three are basic, if you know what I mean

Lysine, arginine, and histidine

Amino groups on the side chain

Mean that they are positively charged

They make structural proteins (storage proteins)

Transport proteins (hormonal proteins)

Receptor proteins (contractor proteins)

Defensor proteins (enzymatic proteins)

They make structural proteins (storage proteins)

Transport proteins (hormonal proteins)

Receptor proteins (contractor proteins)

Defensor proteins (enzymatic proteins)

Glycine, alanine, valine, leucine

Isoleucine, methionine

Phenylalanine, tryptophan, and proline

Serine and threonine

And cysteine and tyrosine

Asparagine, glutamine

Aspartic acid and glutamic acid

Glycine, alanine, valine, leucine (structural proteins, storage proteins)

Isoleucine, methionine (transport proteins, hormonal proteins)

Phenylalanine, tryptophan (receptor proteins, contractor proteins)

And proline (defensor proteins, enzymatic proteins)

Serine and threonine (structural proteins, storage proteins)

And cysteine and tyrosine (transport proteins, hormonal proteins)

Asparagine, glutamine (receptor proteins, contractor proteins)

Aspartic acid and glutamic acid (defensor proteins, enzymatic proteins)

Glycine, alanine, valine, leucine (structural proteins, storage proteins)

Isoleucine, methionine (transport proteins, hormonal proteins)

Phenylalanine, tryptophan (receptor proteins, contractor proteins)

And proline (defensor proteins, enzymatic proteins)

Serine and threonine (structural proteins, storage proteins)

And cysteine and tyrosine (transport proteins, hormonal proteins)

Asparagine, glutamine (receptor proteins, contractor proteins)

Aspartic acid and glutamic acid (defensor proteins, enzymatic proteins)

Glycine, alanine, valine, leucine (structural proteins, storage proteins)

Isoleucine, methionine (transport proteins, hormonal proteins)

Phenylalanine, tryptophan (receptor proteins, contractor proteins)

And proline (defensor proteins, enzymatic proteins)

Serine and threonine (structural proteins, storage proteins)

And cysteine and tyrosine (transport proteins, hormonal proteins)

Asparagine, glutamine (receptor proteins, contractor proteins)

Aspartic acid and glutamic acid (defensor proteins, enzymatic proteins)

Glycine, alanine, valine, leucine (structural proteins, storage proteins)

Isoleucine, methionine (transport proteins, hormonal proteins)

Phenylalanine, tryptophan (receptor proteins, contractor proteins)

And proline (defensor proteins, enzymatic proteins)

Serine and threonine (structural proteins, storage proteins)

And cysteine and tyrosine (transport proteins, hormonal proteins)

Asparagine, glutamine (receptor proteins, contractor proteins)

Aspartic acid and glutamic acid (defensor proteins, enzymatic proteins)

Glycine, alanine, valine, leucine (structural proteins, storage proteins)

Isoleucine, methionine (transport proteins, hormonal proteins)

Phenylalanine, tryptophan (receptor proteins, contractor proteins)

And proline (defensor proteins, huh!)