A.A Flashcards
Classification of A.A
Chemical
Nutritional
Metabolic
Glycine is …
Aliphatic A.A
Alanine is
Aliphatic A.A
Valine is …..
Aliphatic A.A
Serine is ….
Hydroxyl containing aliphatic A.A
Threonine is…
Hydroxyl containing amino A.
Cyteine is…..
Aliphatic A.A
Cystine is ……
Aliphatic A.A
Methionine is …..
Aliphatic A.A
What are the sulfur containing A.A?
Cysteine
Cystine
Methionine
What are the hydroxyl containing A.A?
Threonine
Serine
Tyrosine (aromatic)
What are the branched chain A.A?
Valine
Leucine
Isoleucine
Acidic side chain A.A are ….
Aspartate
Glutamate
Amidic side chain A.A are …..
Asparagine
Glutamine
Aliphatic basic A.A are ……
Lysine
Arginine
Aromatic basic A.A is….
Histidine
What are the aromatic A.A.?
Phenylalanine
Tyrosine (hydroxyl-containing)
Tryptophan
Histidine (basic)
Porline is ….
Imino acid
Non polar A.A are …..
Glycine Alanine Valine Leucine Isoleucine Methionine Proline Phenylalanine Treptophan
Uncharged polar A.A are ……..
Serine Asparagine Glutamine Threonine Tyrosine
What are the essential A.A?
Valine Leucine Isoleucine Tryptophan Phenylalanine Threonine Methionine Lysine
Semi essential A.A are …..
Arginine
Histidine
Glycine is essential or not essential?
Not essential A.A
Alanine is essential A.A
True or f
F non essential A.A.
Tyrosine is essential A.A.
T or F
F non essential
Ketogenic amino acid….
Leucine
Mixed A.A (ketogenic and glucogenic )….
Tyrosine Treptophan Phenylalanine Lysine Isoleucine
The amino group is attached to the alpha carbon next to the carboxyl group except…..
Proline
The alpha carbon in all amino acids are asymmetric except ……
Glycine